An intensive professional development training course on
Flight Planning and Flight Management
End-to-End Operational Flight Planning, Performance Control & In-Flight Decision Management
Why Choose Flight Planning and Flight Management Training Course?
Flight planning and flight management are at the core of safe, efficient, and economically viable aviation operations. Every flight relies on precise planning, continuous monitoring, and informed decision-making to ensure regulatory compliance, operational safety, fuel efficiency, and schedule integrity. In a highly regulated and operationally complex aviation environment, errors in planning or execution can result in safety incidents, costly delays, excessive fuel burn, and reputational damage.
This comprehensive training course provides an in-depth understanding of the full flight planning and flight management lifecycle—from pre-flight preparation and dispatch coordination to in-flight monitoring, contingency handling, and post-flight performance evaluation. The course integrates aircraft performance principles, airspace management, meteorology, fuel optimization, navigation planning, and operational risk management.
Participants will develop the capability to manage flights proactively, respond to dynamic operational challenges, and support pilots and operations control centers in achieving safe, compliant, and cost-effective flight execution.
What are the Goals?
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Perform professional flight planning in compliance with aviation regulations
- Calculate aircraft performance, fuel requirements, and operational limits
- Interpret weather and airspace constraints effectively
- Monitor flights and manage deviations and contingencies
- Support safe and efficient flight operations
Who is this Training Course for?
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Flight Dispatchers and Flight Planners
- Airline Operations Control Center (OCC) Staff
- Pilots and Flight Crew
- Aviation Operations Managers
- Air Navigation and Flight Operations Personnel
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes an interactive mixture of lecture-led learning & group discussions.
The Course Content
- Role of flight planning in aviation safety and economics
- Regulatory framework (ICAO principles and operator responsibilities)
- Types of flight operations and planning requirements
- Flight documentation and dispatch responsibilities
- Airspace structure and route systems
- Introduction to operational flight planning tools
- Weight and balance fundamentals
- Takeoff, climb, cruise, and landing performance
- Fuel planning methodology and reserve policies
- Alternate planning and diversion criteria
- Cost index and fuel optimization
- Performance limitations and environmental considerations
- Aviation meteorology fundamentals
- Weather forecasting tools and interpretation
- Wind analysis and route optimization
- Navigation systems and procedures
- RNAV, RNP, and conventional navigation
- Impact of weather on operational decision-making
- Flight monitoring and operational control
- Re-planning and real-time decision support
- Communication with ATC and OCC
- Flight Management Systems (FMS) overview
- Managing delays, reroutes, and fuel deviations
- Abnormal and contingency operations
- Risk management in flight operations
- Human factors and decision-making
- Safety Management Systems (SMS) integration
- Incident analysis and lessons learned
- Case studies and scenario-based exercises
- Course review and assessment
Certificate and Accreditation
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
Do you want to learn more about this course?
© 2024. Material published by AZTech shown here is copyrighted. All rights reserved. Any unauthorized copying, distribution, use, dissemination, downloading, storing (in any medium), transmission, reproduction or reliance in whole or any part of this course outline is prohibited and will constitute an infringement of copyright.
