Role Introduction
Report to : Assistant Manager Passenger Scheduling – Short Term
The job holder will be part of the team with can-do, progressive, and thoughtful planners working in the core of our airline business – Planning (PLN). This involves interaction with internal and external teams to plan, evaluate, and coordinate the deployment of the company’s aircraft and related resources so as to provide a customer centric passenger and cargo network that maximizes profitability through short-term optimization where possible.
Key Responsibilities
- Formulate aircraft employment plans by balancing commercial and operational considerations
- Identify and evaluate trade-offs should there be competing requests for the same resources
- Manage the schedule change publication processes
- Assure the schedule plans meet regulatory requirements and are operationally feasible
- Handle airport slot management cautiously and tactically
- Leverage the planning and scheduling systems to formulate optimal solutions
- Support outport teams in global schedule filing processes to ensure regulatory compliance
- Adjust the flight schedules to take into account operational constraints
- Conduct effective communications with commercial and operational stakeholders to understand the latest market situation and operational needs
- Carry out commercial evaluation and make sound commercial decisions
- Explore cost saving opportunities, and execute with organized plans
- Evaluate and plan charter and extra-sector opportunities
- Be sensitive to potential issues and flag for precautionary preparation and contingency planning when necessary
- Maintain various reference databases
- Handle scheduling enquiries from both internal and external parties
- Provide support for ad-hoc projects when necessary
Requirements
- Holder of a Bachelor Degree
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in an airline or in a similar role
- Open-minded, strategic, and creative thinker
- Ability to enable influence mindset and a pragmatic problem solver with flexible thinking
- Good decision-making and communication skills
- A self-starter with the ability to independently manage and prioritize multiple tasks within defined timelines
- Strong numerical literacy and superior analytical skills
- A confident team player with the ability to work with people at multiple levels and in cross-departmental teams to achieve the best results and implement changes
- High computer literacy in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Experience in airline commercial and/or operational sector is a definite advantage
- Good command of written and spoken English
Personal & Application Information
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