
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
Describe the history of Airline Revenue Management
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
Describe the functions of airline pricing
Explain the process of airline revenue optimization
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
Explain demand functions
Describe the linear relationship of products demanded
Identify the factors involved in price optimization
List the steps taken to optimize prices
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
List the important attributes that influence price response
Describe the importance of revenue management
List the approaches used to calculate price response function
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
Identify the demand drivers in revenue management
Describe the sample strategies used in the service industry
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
Define full-service carrier and low-cost carriers
Explain the evolution of low-cost carriers
Describe the benefits of the LCC Business Model
Explain how FCC react to the LCC's strategies
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
Explain the concept of Deregulation
Describe the causes that led to Deregulation
List the benefits of airline deregulation to the general public
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
Anatomy of a Journey
List the types of airline pricing
Describe price and product discrimination
Explain pricing utility and disutility
Explain the concept of fare fencing
Students are required to keep a notebook and pen handy and feel free to ask questions in the
Q&A section if required.
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
List the advanced pricing strategies used by airlines
Define dynamic pricing
Explain cost-based pricing
Calculate mark-up pricing
Define bundling and unbundling fare strategies
Define market skimming and penetration pricing
Explain peak-load pricing
Define price discrimination and its categories
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
Describe the evolution of Airline Revenue Management Systems
Trace the origins of processes utilized by airlines from deregulation till date
Identify the emerging influences of technology on airline revenue management systems
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
List the problems that can be solved by implementing revenue management
Identify the solutions to the problems
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
Identify the differences between revenue management, yield management and load management
Differentiate between capacity and configuration
Calculate the revenue, yield and load for an aircraft
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
Define the Airline Flight Schedule process
Identify how it impacts revenue management
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
Identify the emerging trends in revenue management
After completing this lecture, the learner will be able to:
Describe the need for implementation of a total revenue management organisation.
Businesses employ revenue management as an analytical procedure, especially in the services sector such as hospitality and aviation. Its objectives are to forecast service demand, predict client behaviour, and maximize revenue. Revenue management uses analytics and data analysis to project client demand. Businesses can modify their strategy by knowing when and how clients are likely to make service purchases. Knowledge of revenue management will assist you in modifying prices in response to shifts in consumer demand. This could entail setting various rates for peak and off-peak periods or implementing dynamic pricing, which modifies prices in real-time. Revenue management aims to achieve income maximization while satisfying client needs. It will help the learner control inventory as all service sectors, such as golf courses, hotels, and airlines, hold significant inventory. Matching the pricing with the demand can help increase revenue. The course will help learners balance the maintainability of profits while providing competitive prices to clients. Ideally, this course will help you explore consumer behaviours by utilizing pricing-related strategies, identify demand and supply and how they affect revenue management, and identify peak and off-seasonality in determining configuration pricing. The course also requires the learners to be aware of competitors and their strategies to suggest the best fares for their clients.