ATI CREW PLANNER

About the role

Air Transport International (ATI) is an experienced supplemental carrier and FAR Part 121 charter airline headquartered in Wilmington, Ohio, operating a worldwide fleet of Boeing 757 and 767 cargo and combi passenger aircraft. ATI specializes in freight forwarding, government and military contracts as a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, Inc. The Crew Planning function is responsible for long-range planning, staffing, and optimization of flight crew resources, developing and administering contractual bid processes, evaluating crew coverage, utilizing planning tools and optimization techniques, and maintaining crew optimization systems while aligning with FARs, collective bargaining agreements, company policies, and operational requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, publish, and disseminate contractual crew schedules in accordance with applicable FARs, collective bargaining agreements, company policies, and operational requirements.
• Maintain expertise in crew planning, scheduling, and optimization systems used to develop and administer crew schedules, including system configuration, planning parameters, and optimization processes.
• Develop and analyze data-driven staffing models, forecasts, and planning scenarios to evaluate crew requirements, resource utilization, and operational needs.
• Partner with Crew Scheduling, Training, and other operational departments to align staffing plans with projected demand, training requirements, and operational objectives while maximizing crew utilization and cost effectiveness.
• Evaluate and incorporate changes to planned flying, including last-minute charters and other ad hoc operational requirements, into existing crew plans while identifying opportunities to optimize crew resources, improve productivity, and achieve cost efficiencies.
• Conduct ad hoc studies, scenario analyses, and fleet and crew resource evaluations to assess operational impacts and support data-driven decisions by leadership and key stakeholders.
• Partner with Travel Logistics to ensure safe, legal, and cost-effective crew transportation and lodging requirements are incorporated into crew planning, routing, and optimization solutions.
• Prepare and submit required hotel files as part of the contractual crew bidding process and provide crew-related schedule and lodging data to support budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis when customer schedules and projected flying are known to the company.
• Administer the annual pilot vacation bid and award process and manage ongoing vacation adjustments and reallocations in accordance with applicable collective bargaining agreements and company policies.
• Monitor vacation accruals, awards, usage, and remaining balances to ensure accurate crew records, contractual compliance, and appropriate crew staffing coverage.
• Collaborate with senior leadership, Flight Operations, In-Flight, Crew Scheduling, Training, and other stakeholders to develop and evaluate crew resource plans that support operational requirements, staffing needs, contractual compliance, and efficient resource utilization.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Exceptional critical-thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to leverage data analytics to evaluate complex crew planning scenarios and develop cost-effective solutions.