Aviation Risk Management

Date	Reference	Course Fee
30 September to 2 October 2008	PTAT310003	€ 1 650

Successful risk management can mean the difference between success and failure in aviation today. In this course, we develop a comprehensive approach to risk management for airline organisations.

Each day we discuss strategies and tactics to counter a specific type of aviation risk, beginning with operating risks on day one, followed by financial and commodity risks, and finally investment risk. A separate, aviation-based case study is discussed and developed for each of these critical risk areas.

Topics covered

• Risk management philosophy and framework
• Survey of types of aviation risk:
   - operational risks
   - commodity price risks
   - investment risks
• Operational risks management
   - framework for analysing operational risks
   - case study - Polar Landing
• Credit risk in airlines
• Commodity risk management:
   - commodity markets in the airline environment
   - forward, option and future markets
   - quantitative and trading framework
   - case study: Southwest airlines
• Investment risk management
   - financial analysis of investment opportunities
   - Monte Carlo simulation
   - case study: Iberia

Who should attend

• Airline risk managers
• Airline analysts
• Finance and procurement professionals
• Equity and credit analysts

Presenters

William Gibson,
Senior Consultant, AirBusiness Academy

Ignacio de Torres Zabalá,
Finance Director, Iberia

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