Aircraft Router

Air Canada•Toronto, ON

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Being part of Air Canada is to become part of an iconic Canadian symbol, recently ranked the best Airline in North America. Let your career take flight by joining our diverse and vibrant team at the leading edge of passenger aviation. Responsible for developing and implementing the daily fleet plan in a "real time" environment within the SOC operational window. Synchronize the fleet deployment plan with consideration given to maintenance and operational restrictions, as well as commercial and customer service priorities. The Aircraft Router is expected to be the go-to resource in SOC for any operational issue relating to aircraft deployment outside day-of-flight. They must ensure coordinated and thorough information flow between the SOC Planning Unit with Maintenance Planning, Maintenance Operations Control (MOC), airports, and other impacted departments.

Requirements

High School Diploma.
Fundamental working knowledge of Air Canada's fleet.
Comfortable making decisions in a subjective environment.
Strong sense of initiative and leadership.
Strong aptitude for problem solving.
Demonstrated ability to maintain a positive attitude under stress and when dealing with changing or conflicting priorities.
Ability to work a flexible schedule including 24-hour coverage, weekends, and holidays.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge of, or willingness to learn computer applications, including NL Ops, TRAX, Communicator, and other scheduling tools.
Demonstrate punctuality and dependability to support overall team success in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work a flexible schedule in person including 24-hour coverage, weekends, and holidays.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the country of interest at the time any offer of employment is made and are responsible for obtaining any required work permits, visas, or other authorizations necessary for employment. Prior to their start date, candidates will also need to provide proof of their eligibility to work in the country of interest.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of both Airports, and Maintenance operations an asset.

Responsibilities

Plan and monitor fleet assignments on a daily basis to support the published schedule, as well as planned and unplanned maintenance.
Responsible for ensuring that fleet deployment plans comply with all planned Maintenance activities.
Ensure routing of aircraft into scheduled airframe events. Monitor for changes to the schedule of airframe events based on current Heavy Maintenance Gantt chart requirements.
Assign fins to aircraft tracks in Netline Ops and ensure each aircraft is capable of completing the routing.
Monitor ‘return to service’ estimates, make needed schedule adjustments and communicate accordingly.
Ensure aircraft restrictions are monitored, communicated, and incorporated into the fleet plan.
Identify and secure back-up aircraft to support both regular and irregular operations.
Initiate and provide ongoing support in the routing of chronically problematic aircraft to ensure known issues are addressed and fixed as soon as possible.
Work closely within the SOC Planning Unit to prepare for and manage irregular operations.
Monitor 3rd party MRO visits as well as repositioning flights in support of the Maintenance program and the corporate schedule.
Work with Maintenance Planning to ensure the overnight maintenance plan is viable and operational risks are identified and communicated.
Frequent communication with Corporate Scheduling in resolving problems that impact the fleet where there is potential impact to OTP or schedule feasibility.
Participate in daily maintenance and various other conference calls representing SOC.