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Airline Cost Accounting 1
Airline Cost Accounting 1
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Preliminary Period Lectures: AB650 – Airline Cost Accounting
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Preliminary Period Lectures: AB650 – Airline Cost Accounting
7. Nevertheless, the first 20 minutes of lecture shall used not only to wait for late
students. Within the same time, the students are to read/review the lecture and the
additional reading materials, particularly for those who have not read them.
8. Each student is required to write down a question on any item in the lecture or the
additional materials that is not clear to him/her. The students shall be called to ask
their questions 15-20 minutes before the end of the lecture.
9. Alternatively, a student may choose to make a one-minute commentary on any item
in the lecture or the additional materials for which he believes he has lesson and/or
information to share with the class.
10. Questions must be asked in interrogative sentence format e.g., starting with what,
where, when, who, why how. Commentary must be recited in declarative sentence
format.
11. Each question asked will be given a grade of 80 points while each commentary will
be given a grade of 90 to 100 points. These are aimed at improving the grade so far
garnered by the students from the quizzes and the exams. Grades that would
decrease the already garnered grade shall be disregarded. Only those grades that
will help improve will be counted.
12. Recitation sequence/priority shall be established by Roel Manzano based on raised
hands in the student roster. First noted raised hands shall get the priority followed
by the others sequentially.
Weekly Schedule of Lectures
Preliminary Period
Week 1: August 23-24, 2023
1. Course Guide
2. Understanding Airline Cost Accounting
Week 2: August 30-31, 2023
3. Airline Operating Data
4. Cost Parameter
Week 3: September 6-7, 2023
5. Board of Directors
6. President &CEO
Week 4: September 13-14, 2023
7. Administration Group
8. Corporate Communications
Week 5: September 20-21, 2023
9. Human Resources
10. Internal Audit & Control
Week 6: September 27-28, 2023
Preliminary Examination (September 27, 2023)
Midterm Period
11. Legal & Counsel Services (September 28, 2023)
12. Safety & Environment (September 28, 2023)
Week 7: October 4-5, 2023
13. Security & Fraud Prevention (October 4, 2023)
14. Information Systems (October 4, 2023)
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Preliminary Period Lectures: AB650 – Airline Cost Accounting
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Preliminary Period Lectures: AB650 – Airline Cost Accounting
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Preliminary Period Lectures: AB650 – Airline Cost Accounting
type in the fleet would have a cost center to consolidate all expenses related to
say, the B777-200ER fleet, etc.
4. Carrying Costs or holding costs, or money locked up or incurred in maintaining
an inventory of aircraft/ground equipment spare parts, inventory of
obsolete/disposable property items, warehouse space rent, among many other
inventories.
5. NIS or None-in-Stock Cost is incurred when a spare part needed to unground a
grounded aircraft is out-of-stock. The airline loses much in revenue for every
day the aircraft remains grounded.
6. Development Cost is the cost of the process which begins with the decision to
implement a project e.g., a terminal construction, or a new route, or a new
service feature e.g., a frequent flyer program. The cost begins to be incurred
from research and planning to final launch of the project or inaugural of the
flight.
7. Idle Equipment or Facilities Cost is the cost of grounding or mothballing an
aircraft or fleet for obsolescence or reduction of flight operation or leaving a
building structure vacant or unused for one reason or the others.
8. Training Cost is the cost of training pilots, cabin attendants, mechanics, sales
and booking agents, ramp agents, station attendants and all other workers of the
airline. This includes the salaries and wages of the training staff and the cost of
engaging outside services such as inspectors and trainors from the CAAP, the
IATA, and Red Cross for emergency procedures and first aid instruction among
many others.