Airline Business Foundations with Management Game

3-day (24 hours) classroom course

Understand how the airline industry works with this highly interactive 3-day course, using a mixture of modules on different aviation topics, classroom discussions, and an airline video game allowing participants to create and manage their own airline! Learning will be mainly driven by instructor-led classroom activities, including lectures, discussions, and case studies. In support of these, a web-based management game, IATA Airlines Manager Business Edition, will offer participants opportunities to apply their learning in an immersive, playful, yet realistic environment.

Course Code: ALC012VEEN01

Course format

• This classroom course provides 3 days (24 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 Entry-level.
• 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.
• Register early and save up to 25% at our Training Centers! Please read the Terms and Conditions for the early bird discount.

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:

• Summarize key economic, political, revenue and cost trends in today’s environment
• Describe and understand the major commercial functional areas of an airline
• Develop practical initiatives to improve revenues, increase productivity and reduce costs
• Use common aviation terminology to present the industry legal & regulatory framework
• Use the online game – Airline Manager Business Edition – to develop and use a high-level business plan for a virtual airline start-up

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Industry awareness
• Airline business models and financial structure
• Airline alliances
• Revenue forecasting and revenue management
• Airline regulation and environment
• Airline marketing

Activities

• Daily sessions with the web-based Airline Management Game to experience the challenges of running an airline
• Case studies
• Exercises
• Group discussions

This course is recommended for:

• Airline managers seeking a broader view of the industry beyond their own function
• Managers new to the industry
• Representatives of aviation related companies and suppliers to the airline industry

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.