Manager - Freighter Planning
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- Develops and maintains the short, medium, and long-term freighter network plans to optimize aircraft deployment, rotations, and block-hour utilization in line with business objectives.
- Coordinates with Flight Operations, Engineering, and Ground Handling to ensure all planned rotations and schedules are operationally viable and compliant with regulatory and technical requirements.
- Conducts capacity and yield analyses, monitoring aircraft performance and utilization to ensure alignment with cost efficiency, profitability and load factor targets.
- Leads freighter entry-into-service (EIS) planning, including route proving, crew familiarization, and post-launch operational review to ensure readiness and performance consistency.
- Evaluates and approves ad-hoc and charter opportunities, assessing operational feasibility and financial impact in coordination with Commercial and Operations teams.
- Collaborates with Cargo Pricing and Revenue Optimization to ensure capacity planning decisions support yield targets, load factor improvements, and market requirements.
- Leads, mentors and develops the Freighter Planning team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Prepares detailed management reports covering freighter performance, cost analysis, route profitability, and operational efficiency metrics.
- Ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements and internal standards related to freighter scheduling and cargo capacity planning.
- Drives continuous improvement initiatives in freighter planning processes, focusing on efficiency, reliability, and resource optimization.
- Bachelor's Degree (3+ years)
- Fluent in English
- Minimum 8 years’ experience in airline cargo or freighter planning, including at least 3 years in a managerial role
- Years with qualifications: 8 - 10 years
- Customer Focus
- Teamwork
- Effective Communication
- Personal Accountability & Commitment to achieve
- Resilience & Flexibility (Can do attitude)
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Government-owned Dubai low-cost airline serving passengers with affordable scheduled flights, cargo services, and holiday packages.
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