Reports to : General Manager Planning

The jobholder will drive fleet projects and strategy, and accountable for the evaluation of fleet options, develop business cases and assist to secure Board approval for the section of aircraft acquisition and lease projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce economic evaluation for fleet selection, including but not limited to conducting modelling, performing profitability analysis and preparing board papers, 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 Management steering group
• Draft board papers and formulate business cases
• 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
• Support General Manager Planning on fleet related projects

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in airline management or a similar role
• Demonstrated strong business vision and commercial acumen
• Thorough understanding of financial modelling and high proficiency with data and numbers
• Experienced with preparing and presenting business cases
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and project management skills
• Track record of leading new initiatives and processes for continuous improvement
• Trusted to appropriately handle commercially sensitive and confidential information

Deadline: 08 JUL 2024

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