Mastermind the CX Group fleet strategy and lead the Fleet and Passenger Scheduling Teams to ensure that CX’s fleet and hub resources are planned, coordinated and managed to effectively support the Company’s long and short-term network strategy and to optimize financial return
Key Responsibilities
Fleet Planning
Mastermind the CX Group fleet strategy and the formulation of the Company’s long and short-term operating plans
Establish the Company’s long-term fleet requirements to best support those operating plans
Produce economic evaluation for fleet selection, including but not limited to conducting modelling, performing profitability analysis with a view of the long-term investment decision to optimize financial return
Evaluate different fleet options (size, type, mix) and make timely recommendations to the Fleet Steering Group
Prepare business cases and board papers for aircraft acquisitions and decisions
Run and co-chair the aircraft governance process, including the Fleet Steering Group, with Aircraft Trading and Engineering
Run and chair the LOPA Steering Group and define the optimal configuration for different aircraft types to match commercial and operational requirements
Lead cross departmental teams to execute fleet related projects on time, within budget and in accordance to the business case
Evaluate the commercial performance of the fleet, identify opportunities to optimise profitability and lead change where commercially justifiable
Based on the endorsed fleet plan, define the requirement for new aircraft, including but not limited to induction plan, LOPAs, payload capacity, options for acquisition and cost modelling
Participate in commercial negotiations
Scheduling
Lead the scheduling teams to devise an operating plan which optimizes the company’s key resources
Refine the schedules in conjunction with Passenger Network team to reinforce CX’s competitiveness as premium hub carriers
Ensure deliverability of the operating plan and schedules through close collaboration with the operational stakeholders
Manage the ongoing resource optimization process through activities including, but not limited to, monthly aircraft deployment, capacity rationalization and charters
Manage the CX worldwide slots portfolio strategically, in particular at HKIA
Identify and initiate process and productivity improvements within the various planning processes, leveraging digital data in particular
Others
Manage the overall system requirements for the Planning team
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree
Minimum 8 years’ experience in airline management or a similar role
Demonstrated strong business vision and commercial acumen
High proficiency with data and numbers
Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
Track record of leading new initiatives and processes for continuous improvement
Trusted to appropriately handle commercially sensitive and confidential information
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Seniority level
Director
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Airlines and Aviation
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