Responsibilities and Duties:

• A. Scheduling & Network Planning
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• Develop, optimise, and maintain short-term and medium-term flight schedules ensuring maximum aircraft utilisation and operational feasibility.
• Proactively monitor and adjust published schedules to reflect operational constraints (aircraft availability, maintenance, crew restrictions, slot timings, weather disruptions, airport constraints, ATC closures, etc.).
• Build operationally robust schedules that meet commercial objectives while balancing cost efficiency, connectivity, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead the schedule publication process ensuring accuracy and compliance with IATA SSIM Chapter 6 standards.
• Coordinate schedule changes with Revenue Management, OCC, Ground Operations, Sales, and Engineering to ensure smooth operational implementation.

• B. Slot & Permit Management

• Oversee the complete slot management process for seasonal and ad-hoc operations.
• Ensure accurate and timely submission of airport slot requests, slot returns and all relevant documentation.
• Liaise with global slot coordinators, airport authorities, and DGCA Kuwait to secure optimal timings.
• Oversee landing permits for all scheduled and charter operations in coordination with regulatory authorities.
• Maintain strong relationships with airport authorities and regulatory bodies worldwide.

• C. Charter Operations & Special Projects

• Evaluate and process charter flight requests ensuring aircraft availability, slot feasibility, regulatory approvals, and operational readiness.
• Prepare rotations and operational patterns for special missions (Hajj, Umrah, evacuations, sports team movements, government flights, seasonal charters).
• Provide rapid turnaround of charters quote feasibility, timings, and aircraft rotation plans.
• Support revenue teams with charter proposals by providing optimized operational plans.

• D. Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of schedulers and slots/permits specialists.
• Ensure continuous improvement in team productivity, accuracy, and responsiveness.
• Provide training and development on scheduling tools, SSIM standards, slot processes, and industry best practices.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, OCC, Finance, Sales, RM, and Ground Handling teams.

• E. Publications & Data Management

• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of flight schedules in SSIM format for distribution to internal and external stakeholders (GDS, Navitaire, airport authorities, partners).
• Manage seasonal schedule releases, schedule change notices (SCNs), and ad-hoc amendments.
• Maintain an organised schedule database and ensure all change logs are documented and communicated.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Aviation, Engineering, Business, Mathematics, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 7–10 years of experience in Network Planning - Scheduling within an airline.
• Proven experience in schedule construction, slot coordination interactions, and SSIM handling.
• Experience handling a team or mentoring junior planners is an advantage.
• Exposure to multi-fleet or complex network environments is highly desirable.
• Solid working knowledge of IATA SSIM Chapter 6, airport slot coordination guidelines, and global permit processes.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as DGCA Kuwait, GACA Saudi, and various international CAAs.
• Proficiency in airline scheduling systems (e.g., AIMS, Sabre Movement Manager, or similar).
• Strong MS Excel skills for modelling, schedule building, and data analysis.
• Ability to interpret airport capacity declarations, schedules, fleet plans, and ACA/ACL coordination messages.
• Ability to analyse aircraft utilisation trends, block-hour forecasts, connectivity impacts, and operational risk.