Benefit of GDS air ticketing courses

• Apply mileage system pricing skills to international routings
• Read and interpret GDS displays relevant to mileage system pricing
• Define common fare construction terms and abbreviations
• Identify and price different journey types (including one-way, round/circle trip, Round-the-World and mixed class journeys
• Use the IATA Fare Formula to correctly price a journey
• Apply global indicators to routings
• Assess and apply air fare taxes
• Read, interpret and apply fare rules
• Converting between different currencies and NUCs
• Apply all minimum-fare rule checks in pricing itineraries
• Use side trips
• Add a manual fare to a GDS booking file
• Know how to use GDS to issue tickets for manually-priced reservations
• Apply the Lowest Combination Factor to quote the most competitive air fare
• Apply rule exceptions
• Construct and read a linear fare construction
• Decode and interpret each field of an e-ticket
• Issue electronic tickets

International Air Transport Association

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. IATA's mission is to represent, lead, and serve the airline industry. IATA represents some 230 airlines comprising 93% of scheduled international air traffic. The Director General and Chief Executive Officer is Giovanni Bisignani. Currently, IATA is present in over 150 countries covered through 101 offices around the globe.

The IATA Head Office are located at 800 Place Victoria (Montreal Stock Exchange Tower) in Montreal since 1977 (having been located at Central Station (Montreal) since its founding) and the executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in Switzerland.

IATA was formed on 19 April 1945, in Havana, Cuba. It is the successor to the International Air Traffic Association, founded in The Hague in 1919, the year of the world's first international scheduled services. At its founding, IATA had 57 members from 31 nations, mostly in Europe and North America. Today it has about 230 members from more than 140 nations in every part of the world.

Travel Diploma Courses

 Akbar Academy Offers following Travel Diploma Courses :- 

Diploma in Air Cargo Management 
Diploma in Airline Financial Accounting – BSP
Advanced Diploma in Tourism Management
Diploma in Airport Management
Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management 
Diploma in Airline and Tourism Management

Just go for these courses, i am sure you will get a good career in the travel industry.

IATA/FIATA Cargo Introductory Course

Leading to the IATA/FIATA Introductory Course Diploma, the IATA/FIATA Introductory Course is one of the requirements for accreditation as an IATA Cargo Agent. The Introductory Course takes into account a number of changes in the air cargo industry and the evolution of the industry towards the adoption of the Montreal Protocol.

How You Will Benefit

• Make appropriate arrangements and reservations for international air cargo shipments
• Calculate correct rates and charges for general cargo and special cargo (specific commodity and class rates)
• Complete Air Waybills in accordance with applicable IATA rules and procedures

Course Content

• Industry regulations; ICAO -IATA - FIATA
• The air cargo agency; The IATA cargo agent -The consolidator
• World geography; IATA 3-letter codes -time differences -calculation of transportation times
• Use of Guides; the OAG Air Cargo Guide
• Aircraft; bulk loading limitations -Unit Load
• Devices (ULDs) Handling facilities; aircraft and cargo terminal facilities
• Air cargo acceptance
• Cargo booking procedures
• Cargo automation
• Air cargo rates and charges; application of TACT (The Air Cargo Tariff)
• The Air Waybill; completion - labelling and marking

The training kit includes the following publications:

• Course Guide with Model exams and answers
• 2 Training Textbooks
• The OAG Cargo Guide Training Edition
• The Air Cargo Tariff - TACT Training Edition
• Map of Europe and the World
• Air Waybill extract

Cargo & Dangerous Goods Regulations Training

IATA Cargo and Dangerous Goods Regulations training program offers a variety of courses to provide air cargo professionals with a solid foundation in accepting, handling and shipping all types of goods. 

IATA Cargo and DGR training focuses on best practices and change management in an increasingly complex air transport environment. In particular, it allows you to enhance your skills and knowledge on a wide range of topics such as: regulations, safety, special cargo, strategic management and finance.