Flight Scheduling Expert
Job Description:
The successful candidate will assist in providing scheduling expertise and support to the association in all areas of Flight and Duty Time Limitations (FTL), scheduling, and fatigue risk management.
Main Responsibilities:
* Work closely with national officers and company councils to develop and drive forward strategic objectives on FTL, scheduling, and fatigue risk management.
* Support each company council and staff support team to develop a strategy for each bargaining area around the issues of FTL, scheduling, and fatigue risk management.
* Possess, maintain, and develop knowledge and expertise in the areas of FTL, scheduling, and fatigue risk management to ensure the best possible outcomes for BALPA members.
* Understand commercial imperatives experienced by operators and support scheduling specialists in pressure testing operator assumptions relating to flight crew establishment calculations in any given commercial flying plan.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Possess, maintain, and develop knowledge of crew management systems for flight crew scheduling.
* Willingness to acquire and develop knowledge in the application of tools and methodologies used to identify and manage pilot fatigue, including sleep science principles and biomathematical models.
Benefits:
* Full-time position (35 hours per week).
* Location – West Drayton.
* BALPA's hybrid working policy applies to this role which allows working from home up to 3 days per week.
Contract Type: Permanent contract.