There are three primary types of input data required for Fligence Alliance: flight schedules, market size files and airline relations. You can use the Planning menu panel, as shown in Figure 1, to populate the input data.
1. Flight Schedules
You can make the following three types of changes using the Host Schedule page, illustrated in Figure 2:
- Modify the host airline’s schedule data, including adding/removing flight routes, changing aircraft types, adjusting seat configurations and flight frequencies, and modifying departure and arrival times.
- Adjust codeshares of the host airline.
- Modify a competitor’s organic schedule and codeshares, simply by setting the competitor as the Host Airline and then editing its schedule.
You can use the table sorting and filtering functions to get records you are interested. Additionally, you can use the Batch Editing function to update multiple records at once.
You can edit an external schedule file, save it as a CSV file and then upload it into the Host Schedule table. The input CSV file must adhere to the current Host Schedule format. An easy way to ensure the correct format is to download the Host Schedule table into a CSV file and then make the necessary modifications.
Click the File button 
to export the data into a CSV file. Please note that there is a limit on how many records can be downloaded at once, and this limit depends on your contract terms. For tables with fewer than 5000 records, you can also export the data into a formatted Excel file by clicking the Excel button 
.
When uploading a CSV file into a table, the input file must adhere to the current table format.
Upon completing the schedule updates, you can utilize the Flight Map page, shown in Figure 3, to access a flight map displaying the updated schedule for validation.
2. Market Size
The Market Size table, displayed in Figure 4, defines total demand for a true O&D (Origin and Destination) market and provides average fare data for the market. You have the option to leave this page empty, in which case the system will automatically extract market size data for the target month. Alternatively, you can create a market size file and upload it as needed. The input Market Size file must adhere to the current Market Size format.
Fligence Alliance distinguishes between Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) average fares and Legacy carrier fares. In the event that you do not possess these specific fare values within your market size file, you can set the values for these two columns to zero, while only populating the Fare column. It is essential to note that there two columns must still be present in the input file, even if they are filled with zero values.
3. Airline Relations
Fligence Alliance allows you to manage airline codeshares, airline joint ventures, and airline alliance. To add, delete, or modify codeshare flights, you can utilize the Host Schedule page to make the necessary adjustments to codeshare flight records. For converting interline connections into codeshares or joint venture flights, the Partner Factors tab on the QSI Settings panel in Figure 5 provides the appropriate tools.
The airline alliance relationship can be defined or modified on the Alliance Factors tab, as shown in Figure 6. You have the flexibility to adjust the membership of existing alliances or create new records and add airlines as alliance members.