Manager - Freighter Planning

Company
Flydubai
Job Location
United Arab Emirates, Middle East
Job Role
Airport Operations
Contract Type
Full-Time
Salary
Posted Date
2025-12-22
Job Expiry Date
2026-01-21
Qualification
Bachelor’s Degree

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES


  • 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.


QUALIFICATIONS


  • 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


COMPETENCIES


  • Customer Focus
  • Teamwork
  • Effective Communication
  • Personal Accountability & Commitment to achieve
  • Resilience & Flexibility (Can do attitude)


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