Operations Planning Manager
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Purpose
Support the coordination and delivery of airline operational projects including new station start-ups, ACMI readiness, aircraft introductions, regulatory approvals, and ad-hoc operational projects. Act as a key operational coordinator across internal departments, regulators, airport authorities, and service providers to ensure all operational and compliance requirements are tracked, progressed, and delivered in line with agreed timelines.The role focuses on execution, tracking, and stakeholder coordination to ensure operational readiness is achieved efficiently, safely, and in full regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain operational foreign regulatory permissions by researching new permit requirements, liasing with internal stakeholders, preparing documentation, tracking submission timelines, following with foreign regulators and ensuring ontime renewals and continous compliance
- Support in the delivery of new station readiness by coordinating business readiness ensuring all requirements are captured, tracked and delivered in line with agreed timelines
- Coordinate new aircraft deliveries ensuring business readiness requirement are captured, tracked and delivered in line with agreed timelines
- Support seasonal readiness activites by assiting with managing readiness plans and meetings to identify operaional constraints and supporting the implementation of mitigation measures
- Coordinate business operational readiness for ACMI in / out projects ensuring all operational, safety and regulatory requiremenst are completed
- Support the planning and execution of adhoc operational activities eg. Charters, fly-pasts, air shows, special events ensuring all operational, safety and reguatory requiremest are met
- Support the development and maintenance of Operations Planning procedures, tenplates and tolls to ensure consistency and efficiency
& Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Aviation management or project management qualifiction an advantage
- Previous management experience within the Airline business in planning or a major operational department is essential, preferably 5 years experience
About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world’s leading airlines.
From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America.
Together with Etihad’s codeshare partners, Etihad’s network offers access to hundreds of international destinations.
In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more.
All this ties into Etihad’s ambitious Journey 2030 strategy.
The airline plans to double its fleet size and triple the number of customers over the next six years as it sets out to be the airline everyone wants to fly!
To learn more, visit etihad.com
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