Airline Fuel Efficiency Management

3-day (12 hours) LIVE virtual classroom course

Fuel efficiency is not a collection of isolated initiatives. It is a cross-functional management discipline connecting strategy, policy, operational decisions, reliable data, implementation and assurance. IATA’s Airline Fuel Efficiency Management course gives you the technical foundations and practical management framework needed to build, operate and continuously improve an airline fuel efficiency program.

Course code: FOC003VCEN02

How to register

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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.

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

Upon completing this course, you will have the skills to:

• Explain how fuel efficiency influences cost, emissions, operational resilience, and corporate objectives
• Translate strategy into a fuel efficiency policy, measurable objectives, clear governance, and accountable roles
• Interpret operational data and planned-versus-actual performance to identify credible improvement opportunities
• Evaluate fuel efficiency levers across flight planning, flight operations, ground operations, maintenance and cross-functional activities
• Prioritize opportunities using fuel potential, feasibility, confidence, cost and resources, operational risk and strategic alignment
• Distinguish potential, observed improvement, validated savings and sustained result, and apply appropriate assurance principles
• Assess program maturity and identify realistic actions to strengthen engagement and continuous improvement

The key topics that are covered during this course include a complete learning journey: understand, apply, manage and sustain, in alignment with the IATA Fuel Efficiency Framework.

• Foundations, policy and objectives
• Initiative management and implementation
• Assurance and continuous improvement
• Promotion, engagement and knowledge sharing

This course is recommended and designed for professionals who manage, influence or support airline fuel efficiency, including:

• Fuel efficiency managers
• Sustainability managers with oversight of the fuel program
• Operational personnel responsible for fuel conservation across Flight Operations, Dispatch and OCC, Maintenance and Engineering
• Data, fuel management, and business transformation teams

Course format

• The live sessions of this virtual classroom course are delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• The course will take you approximately 12 hours to complete and be held over 3 consecutive days.
• There will be 3 live interactive virtual classroom sessions per day, two sessions of 90 minutes and one session of 60 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

Please verify your hardware, software and network to support your upcoming course with IATA Training.

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.

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.