Airline Financial Management

5-day (40 hours) classroom course

This course will provide you with a comprehensive review of financial analysis and modeling techniques used to resolve challenges faced by airline financial managers. You will learn how to resolve common problems faced by financial decision-makers.

Course Code: FIC002VEEN02

Course format

• This classroom course provides 5 days (40 hours) of instruction delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• Take this course at an IATA Training Center, Regional Training Partner, or on-demand as in-house training.
• Student performance will be based on an assessment.

Prerequisites

• Recommended level is Intermediate.
• The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 for courses in English or the equivalent level for other languages.

How to register

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In-house training

To arrange in-house training for your company, please complete the in-house training request form or contact the Training Specialist in your region.

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Evaluate the “lease vs. buy” decision from a client's perspective
• Apply the capital budgeting process
• Identify and implement financial derivatives
• Apply financial techniques to the airline industry
• Utilize airline cost structure

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Fuel hedging
• Aircraft leasing
• Capital budgeting
• Time value of money
• Risk and return
• Financial statement analysis

Activities

• Group discussions
• Case studies

This course is recommended for:

• Financial managers
• Revenue managers
• Operations, marketing, IT, legal and commercial aviation staff

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 70% or higher on all exercises and exams. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.