Airline Sales Management: Sales Techniques to Increase Airline Revenues

Sales training can lead to 80% more revenues in your company. Therefore, it is critical to master the sales techniques and strategies that will make your business more profitable.


Language: English
Category: Airlines, Sales & Marketing
Duration: 3h
Airline Sales Management: Sales Techniques to Increase Airline Revenues
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Course description

The course provides in-depth knowledge on how the industry operates and how the sales department connects with revenue management, network, or even marketing teams. The course aims to guide you through the sales process and gives you an understanding of airlines’ business models, distribution channels, pricing strategies, and various methods such as the Breakdown Method and Workload Method. 


In addition, you will get a set of tricks and tips on how to generate sales, how to strategize and create value for your company. We will review specific examples such as the Rome-Lisbon route and analyze the flight profile as well as come up with the best sales strategy.



Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:


  • Identify the sales trends that impact commercial airlines
  • Understand the roles of a sales manager and the sales process
  • Develop practical tools and techniques on how to position your product on the markets
  • Build a business case to gain market share by knowing your competitor's behavior, anticipating their moves, and proactively producing the best strategic decisions
  • Know the main players in the sales and distribution market in the air transport business
  • Gain practical tools and tips for product segmentation in commercial aviation
  • Understand the practical influence of the various business models and the impacts on the end customer 
  • Understand the fare mix to increase sales 
  • Know the types of customer group strategies that are applicable to increase revenue

Who should attend

  • Airlines Sales Representatives
  • Marketing and Sales Managers 
  • Revenue and Pricing Managers
  • Station Managers
  • Airline Aviation Management Students
  • Entry-level Managers at Airlines and Airport
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Course overview
1. Course Introduction
2. Marketing Environment in Airline Sales
3. Analyzing Airline Business Models. Sales Point of View
4. Airline Product and Pricing. Sales Point of View
5. Sales Planning Process
6. Airline Marketing Mix
7. Sales Company Planning Process
8. Sales Organization
9. Practice - Market’s Sales Strategy Approach
10. Course conclusions

Meet your instructor

Rui Castro e Quadros

Rui Castro e Quadros

Professor and Director of the Aviation Management Program at ISEC Lisbon

Rui Quadros is a Professor and Director of the Aviation Management Program, teaching Master of Science in Air Transport Operations and Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management at ISEC Lisbon.  

Additionally, Rui is teaching Tourism Management at The Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril.


Rui has over 25 years of experience in the airline industry in senior executive positions.

Rui began his career in aviation industry at IBERIA (Lisbon), continued with Linhas Aéreas de Espanha as a Sales Executive, then joined Portugalia Airlines where he was appointed General Manager for Italy. After his experience in Italy, he was appointed Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Director of SATA Airlines Group (Azores).

Currently, Rui is working on a Ph.D. thesis on the impacts of COVID 19 on the Azores, Madeira, and Canary Islands’ airports.

Read moreabout Rui Castro e Quadros

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