Lesson 7 Airline Operations and Management

Planning and organizing flight schedules to optimize aircraft utilization.

• Scheduling

• Fleet management

• Revenue management

• Roster

Managing the aircraft fleet, including maintenance, acquisitions, and retirements.

• Scheduling

• Fleet management

• Revenue management

• Roster

Strategies to maximize revenue through pricing and inventory control.

• Scheduling

• Fleet management

• Revenue management

• Roster

A list of personnel, showing their assigned duties and times.

• Scheduling

• Fleet management

• Revenue management

• Roster

When an aircraft is taken out of service for maintenance.

• Grounded

• Airworthy

• Slot

• Hub

An aircraft that is safe to fly and meets all regulatory requirements.

• Grounded

• Airworthy

• Slot

• Hub

A specific time allocated for an aircraft to take off or land at an airport.

• Grounded

• Airworthy

• Slot

• Hub

A central airport that flights are routed through.

• Grounded

• Airworthy

• Slot

• Hub

A period of time a passenger spends at an intermediate airport between connecting flights.

It is a marketing arrangement in which an airline places its designator code on a flight operated by another airline, and sell tickets for that flight.

• Code Sharing

• Turnaround time

• Passenger Yield

• Load Factor

• Block Time