Airline Partnerships: Legal and Commercial Considerations

3-day (18 hours) LIVE virtual classroom course

Gain a solid understanding of how airlines collaborate through cooperative arrangements and the impact these partnerships have on day-to-day operations. Explore the key differences between various types of agreements to see how they shape connectivity, efficiency, and the passenger experience.



Course Code: LRC016VCEN02

Course format

• The live sessions of this virtual classroom course are delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• The course will take you approximately 18 hours to complete and be held over 3 consecutive days.
• There will be 3 live interactive virtual classroom sessions per day, each session will be 90 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 entry-level and 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 log in to your Training Account. Please have your login details ready.
• Register early and save up to 25% 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 B2B Training Specialist 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.

You can find the exact schedule of each class when you click the ‘Register’ button.

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the basics of airline cooperative arrangements
• Identify the main issues and characteristics of airline partnership agreements
• Review the regulatory framework, standards and requirements for airline cooperative arrangements
• Review and examine interline and code-share agreements through examining sample agreements

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Chicago Convention
• Traffic Rights: Freedoms of Air
• Air Services Agreements
• Interline
• Codeshare
• Blocked Space
• Alliances
• Joint Venture
• FFPs

This course is recommended for:

• Professional Airline Managers
• Airport and other aviation professionals who deal with airline contractual issues
• Legal professionals who want more knowledge in the aviation and airline fields.
• Aeropolitical managers and staff

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 70% or higher on an assessment. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.