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Did you know that in the past 4 years, 112 participants from 24 countries have taken this course with IATA?

About the course

3-day (16 hours) LIVE virtual classroom course

Each 1% improvement in fuel efficiency across the industry can lower fuel costs by $2 billion per year out of a total of $208 billion for the IATA airlines alone. Want to save 3% to 5% on your fuel bill? Perform a fuel efficiency audit of your own organization and undertake a structured implementation and cultural change program.

Course code: TALF-42-VC

Course format

• The live sessions of this virtual classroom course are delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• The course will take you approximately 16 hours to complete and be held over 3 consecutive days.
• There will be 2 live interactive virtual classroom sessions per day, each session will be 120 minutes.
• The live sessions will require your participation, with multiple Q&A sessions and additional time spent on self-study material including projects, research, additional reading and videos.
• Student performance will be based on an assessment.

Technical requirements

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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

• When you click the Register button, you will be directed to login to your Training Account . Please have your login details ready.
• Register early and save up to 20% at our Training Centers! Please read the Terms and Conditions for the early bird discount. The discount will be calculated at the time of payment.

To arrange in-house training for your company: Complete the in-house training request form or contact the salesperson in your region.

Virtual venues

We schedule our virtual classroom courses through one of 3 virtual venues, each in a different time zone for your convenience. For more information, please visit our page on virtual classroom timing or contact our Customer Portal.

Please check the exact schedule of each class below (View more details) and click ‘Register’.

What you will learn

Upon completing this course you will have the skills to:

• Increase fuel efficiency while improving safety
• Improve On-Time performance while decreasing operational costs
• Optimize the use of cost index capabilities of your operation
• Perform a "Fuel Efficiency" audit of your own organization
• Develop an fuel improvement implementation and cultural change program
• Develop Fuel Efficiency Program Evaluation tools
• Develop a basic Fuel Management (MI) system to track all aspects of fuel consumption

Course content

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Efficient fuel management and operational costs
• Tracking fuel: Fuel Management Information System
• Developing your fuel cost calculator and track improvement of each initiative
• The role of the Dispatcher in fuel conservation
• Minimizing operational costs using dynamic cost index optimization

Who should attend

This course is recommended for:

• Flight operations managers
• Flight dispatchers
• Pilots
• Operations control personnel
• Ground Operations managers
• Air traffic controllers and ATM management
• Finance Managers

Certificate awarded

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.