Schedules Planning

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Supports the ongoing production and publication of the Operating Plan and Schedule Change Notices.
• Fulfils the role as superuser of the Schedule and Slot Manager software and Corporate Schedules Repository, providing expertise and guidance to other team members when using these systems.
• Acts as the liaison between Commercial, IT, Reservations, Operations, GDS and codeshare partners, to resolve any issues faced with publishing and distributing schedule changes.
• Adjusts the schedules in view of various operational constraints, such as rostering, NOTAMS, or changes to the fleet delivery plan, to improve aircraft utilisation, connectivity and product offering, balancing demand against the appropriate level of capacity.
• Safeguards and manages slots, by tracking usage and ensuring that changes to the operating plan do not result in the loss of historic rights to slots and that new slots are secured to protect the future growth of the airline.
• Develops and evaluates competing scenarios, ensuring that changes are supported and endorsed by other stakeholders, particularly the Commercial department and addressing any concerns about new timings, considering passenger preferences, aircraft deployment, connectivity and competitor schedules.
• Acts as a focal point for Network Control and Engineering Planning to ensure that the planned aircraft rotation fits with the tail assigned engineering plans.
• Assists in obtaining and tracking schedule approvals (landing permits, airport slots, governmental approvals, etc.)
• Identifies risks to the planned operation in case of insufficient crew resources to cover flights and negotiates with Crewing as necessary to protect high value flights, despite possible resource constraints.