Airline Industry Consortium

Overview

The MIT Airline Industry Consortium is an outgrowth of the MIT Global Airline Industry Program, sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Its goal is to engage industry stakeholders in the next phase of the Program's research and to provide a forum for addressing key issues facing the airline industry during this critical period of transformation. The Consortium membership will include invited airlines, aircraft manufacturers, aviation consultants, information technology suppliers, airports and infrastructure providers, labor groups and government agencies.

Members of the MIT Airline Industry Consortium support and participate in the research and educational efforts of the Global Airline Industry Program, and contribute to the development of our strategic aviation research agenda. Consortium members will be invited to attend several Global Airline Industry Program events each year, including an annual review our research activities and topical forums on key industry issues. Member benefits are described in more detail below.

Airline Industry Consortium Member Benefits

Membership fees from the Airline Industry Consortium supplement the funding of the MIT Global Airline Industry Program provided by the Sloan Foundation and will eventually replace this funding to place the Program on a self-sustaining basis. Consortium members will be able to participate in the research and educational efforts of the Global Airline Industry Program. Specific benefits for Consortium members include:

• Annual meeting at MIT to review research activities - Members will be invited to an annual meeting held at MIT, typically in the fall of each year, to attend presentations by our faculty and students about our research projects. The meeting will focus on projects funded by the Airline Industry Consortium, but will also include an overview of other aviation-related research at MIT. Members will have the opportunity to provide feedback about the projects and suggest new research directions.
  
  
• Executive workshops/educational seminars - Workshops or Executive Education Programs will be offered at least once per year. Each Consortium Member will be entitled to send 3 attendees to each of these events without paying registration fees. Our next Executive Education Program is scheduled for June 2007. Future workshops will typically focus on one or two theme areas, for example, congestion/capacity or network operations and planning.
  
  
• Member visits to discuss specific issues - Individual member companies can arrange separate meetings with faculty and students to discuss current research projects in more detail, as well as to solicit ideas and exchange data or other information. These meetings could be held at the member's offices, or at MIT.
  
  
• Priority access to research findings and reports - Our Program generates 6-10 Master's and PhD theses each year, and Consortium Members will have access to these reports as soon as they become available. Members will also have access to unpublished working papers and presentations in advance of their public release.
  
  
• Provide input to the research agenda - Consortium members have the opportunity to provide suggestions for new research topics and thesis work. For individual members wishing to sponsor more directed research, a separate Sponsored Research Program can be established for work to be performed outside the Consortium framework.
  
  
• Student internships - Member companies will be able to arrange for graduate students to spend a summer or a semester as interns working at the company's offices. Such internships help the students identify interesting thesis topics and obtain required data, while giving the company a more direct link to a specific research project, as well as becoming acquainted with the students as potential future employees.
  
  
• Recognition as a supporting member - Consortium member companies will be explicitly recognized as a supporting member of our Program, with your approval, on our website and in other promotional materials.
  
  

Annual Membership Fee

An annual membership fee is payable to MIT and is based on a 12-month period.
For more information about the MIT Airline Industry Consortium, please contact:

Dr. Peter Belobaba
Program Manager
MIT Global Airline Industry Program
belobaba@mit.edu

June 11-12, 2008: Executive Education Course: The Airline Industry - Recent Developments and New Challenges

October 25, 2007: Industry Advisory Board/Airline Industry Consortium Joint Meeting

June 20-22, 2007: Executive Education Course: The Airline Industry: Current Issues

October 26, 2006: Industry Advisory Board/Airline Industry Consortium Joint Meeting

June 19-20, 2006: Executive Education Course: The Airline Industry: Current Trends and Challenges

November 4, 2005: Industry Advisory Board/Airline Industry Consortium Joint Meeting

June 22-24, 2005: Executive Education Course: The Airline Industry