Reporting

Operational, financial, and regulatory reporting systems.

Scope

Financial Reports

• Revenue reports (by route, channel, class)
• P&L by flight/route
• Ancillary revenue breakdown
• Commission reports
• Tax reports

Operational Reports

• On-time performance (DOT, Eurocontrol)
• Completion factor
• Passenger statistics
• Baggage performance
• Customer complaints

Regulatory Reports

• DOT reports (US carriers)
• EU261 claims report
• Safety reports
• Environmental reports
• Traffic statistics (IATA)

Management Reports

• Daily flash reports
• Weekly performance
• Monthly board pack
• Quarterly reviews
• Annual reports

Research Topics

• DOT reporting requirements (BTS)
• EU regulatory reporting
• IATA statistical requirements
• Report automation tools
• Data visualization standards
• Report distribution systems
• Self-service reporting
• Mobile reporting

Architecture Considerations

Reporting Architecture

Data Warehouse
      │
      ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│ Semantic Layer  │ ◄── Business logic, metrics
└────────┬────────┘
         │
    ┌────┴────┐
    │         │
┌───▼───┐ ┌───▼───┐
│Reports│ │ APIs  │
└───┬───┘ └───┬───┘
    │         │
┌───▼─────────▼───┐
│  Distribution   │
│ (Email, Portal) │
└─────────────────┘

Report Catalog

Report
├── ReportID, Name
├── Category
├── Frequency (Daily, Weekly, Monthly)
├── Owner
├── Data Sources[]
├── Filters/Parameters
├── OutputFormat (PDF, Excel, Dashboard)
├── Distribution
│   ├── Recipients[]
│   └── Schedule
└── Metadata
    ├── LastRun
    ├── NextRun
    └── Status

Key Reports

DOT Form 41 (US)

EU Reporting

Operational KPIs

Integration Points

Report Distribution

Channels

Scheduling

Schedule Types:
├── Fixed (daily at 6am)
├── Event-driven (after flight close-out)
├── On-demand (user request)
└── Threshold (when KPI breaches limit)

Report Development

Standards

• Consistent branding
• Clear labeling
• Appropriate precision
• Trend indicators
• Comparison periods

Templates

Automation

ETL Scheduling

• Daily batch processing
• Incremental updates
• Full refresh (weekly/monthly)
• Error handling and alerts

Report Generation

• Template-based generation
• Parameter substitution
• Multi-format output
• Version control

Quality Assurance

Validation

• Data reconciliation
• Variance checks
• Audit trails
• Sign-off workflows

Monitoring

• Report generation status
• Delivery confirmation
• Usage analytics
• Error tracking