Assist with a wide range of strategic network planning tasks conducted by the department to help improve and optimise flydubai’s network, whether researching new route opportunities, analysing existing routes, or looking at other ways to improve aircraft utilisation and network profitability. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 

Key Activities 

1. Research new airports and conduct route evaluations to identify financially viable new routes.

2. Assist with the production and coordination of strategy projects and initiatives (e.g. long term plans, future hub opportunities, fleet acquisition, aircraft reconfiguration etc.) internally and with other departments and stakeholders, developing written reports or presentations.

3. Review and analyse weekly and monthly route results to flag up anomalies, emergence of competitive trends, opportunities and threats.

4. Prepare and develop management reports, e.g. market share and connections as well as analysis for monthly financial results meetings.

5. Identify, source and maintain statistics that will add business intelligence to the planning process, e.g. tourism statistics, schedules data, traffic statistics.

6. Assist as needed with fleet planning exercises such as new aircraft assessment, cabin reconfiguration and potential changes to the fleet mix.

7. Prepare the Budget Operating Plan documents for distribution to senior management.

8. Assist with other network planning strategy projects as required.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE/ KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS

Minimum Qualification

• Minimum degree level qualification in Economics, Business, Mathematics, or Science discipline. A Post graduate qualification in Aviation/Airline Management preferred.

Experience

• Typically, should have four to six years’ experience in a competitive commercial airline environment. Three to four years’ experience in a Network Planning/Scheduling role.  Candidates with similar experience from Commercial Analysis or Financial Analysis backgrounds would be considered provided that their current role provides them exposure to both cost and revenue analysis.

Knowledge / Skills

• Must be expert in Excel statistical techniques, using pivot tables etc., and capable of analysing large data sets.

Additional Requirements

• Candidates must have a sound grasp of aircraft performance and airline economics. Solid understanding of commercial, operations and finance roles within an airline.

• Sound understanding of network planning.

• Problem solving skills are critical to the role.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Customer Focus

• Team work

• Effective Communication

• Personal Accountability & Commitment to achieve

• Resilience and Flexibility (Can do attitude)