Short course/CPD
Airline Fleet Planning
Course date: Please enquire
Course overview
In today's challenging airline environment any decision is important, but one of the most critical is that of trying to match the right amount of capacity for a specific market. This is at the heart of airline fleet planning, a complicated and cross-functional activity demanding broad skills and knowledge in technical and commercial areas.
In this unique course, participants are given a series of presentations by both academic and industrial experts in the field of airline fleet planning. They will learn how to structure the airline fleet planning process and how to appreciate and analyse competing and conflicting proposals. Also included in the course is a practical workshop.
Location
Cranfield University is located at the very heart of the UK – within the innovation triangle between London and the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Our central location provides easy access from the M1, excellent main line rail service as well as proximity to key international airports. Set in rolling countryside, Cranfield offers a rich, rural landscape complemented by thriving towns and picturesque villages.
- Road: We are just 10 minutes from Junctions 13 & 14 of the M1 motorway. There is free parking on campus.
- Rail: Milton Keynes or Bedford
- Air: London Luton (22 miles), Heathrow (50 miles) or Birmingham (70 miles).
Course fee:
£1835
Accommodation fee:
£480
Accommodation is on a full-board basis from the evening before the course commences until the afternoon of the last day. The course fee includes refreshments and lunch during the day. The accommodation fee includes all other meals. Details of accommodation will be provided in the delegate information pack.
How to register
Further information
For more information on this course or booking details please contact:
Academic Operations Unit
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754192
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
Course description
Who should attend
The course is designed for air transport industry managers who are involved in the medium-to-long term planning of aircraft fleets and are likely to be part of the decision making process.
The course will benefit those air transport professionals from operators, suppliers and third parties who are involved in the actual evaluation process.
The course will also be of particular reference to analysts and managers in financial institutions, airports and government departments who have an interest in airline investment, aircraft values and issues such as infrastructure planning.
Please note attendance on the course will be limited in order to facilitate in-depth discussions and case work.
Content summary
- Fleet Planning for different airlines
- network carrier
- low cost carrier - methodologies and modelling techniques
- attributes of a fleet plan
- the market:
- segmentation, spill and how they apply to fleet planning
- demand allocation techniques
- impact of fleet planning on the network and vice versa - the capacity vs. frequency decision
- the product:
- defining aircraft - the appraisal:
- tools
- performance and economics
- cash flow/NPVs
- aircraft leasing - the decision:
- various processes - Balancing the heart and mind
Course Director
Andy Foster
Air Transport Group
Cranfield University
T: +44 (0) 1234 754232
F: + 44 (0) 1234 752207
E: a.foster@cranfield.ac.uk
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