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Americas Fundamentals of Air Service Development

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This course offers a comprehensive introduction to route development, catering primarily to those who are relatively new to the function

Americas Fundamentals of Air Service Development

An air service network is the most critical element of an airport, generating passenger and cargo volumes, aeronautical and non-aeronautical revenues as well as serving as a catalyst for local, regional and national economic growth.

This course equips delegates with the practical tools and techniques to attract new routes and growth from airlines.

Since its inception in 1998, over 1,000 airport managers from across the world have attended the Fundamentals program, making it the industry’s most popular route development course.
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Commonly Asked Questions

Should I Attend?

This course is geared towards those who may fill the following roles:

  • Airport personnel with limited experience or new to the route development function
  • Tourism professionals responsible for route development
  • Civil aviation authorities
  • Government agencies and departments
What will I learn?

This course covers the following topics:

  • The characteristic components of markets
  • An introductory understanding of airline economics
  • The importance of airport competitive positioning and target planning
  • Key selling points of your destination and how to articulate them to airlines
  • How to organise and implement a route target sales campaign
  • The most effective ways of approaching and presenting to airlines
  • The relevance of data, market research and analytics to route development
  • How to improve your skills to deliver success for your airport or organisation
  • Fundamentals of route support and airline incentive programmes
What topics will be covered?

This course is broken down into the following modules:

  • Understanding markets and catchment areas
  • Competition and positioning – forming strategies to stand out
  • Understanding airlines
  • Building a new route investment case
  • Route support & how incentives attract airlines?
  • Implementing a route development strategy
  • Marketing to airlines & the perfect presentation
  • Preparation for Routes events & maximising your meetings
Is there a syllabus for the course?

This is the syllabus for this course:

1. Setting the Scene
2. Understanding Your Market
3. Understanding Airlines
4. Airline Insight Survey
5. Positioning and Competitors
6. Strategy and Targets
7. Implementation
8. Airline Deals
9. Marketing to Airlines and the “Perfect Presentation”

 

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Premier Inn at London Blackfriars
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Travelodge London Central Southwark
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“Excellent, very relevant material that will help me to ‘up’ my game in airline route development.”

Angela Mclean

Interim President and CEO/VP, Saint John Airport