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The Emirates Group is a highly profitable business with a turnover of approximately US$ 12 billion and over 50,000 employees. The Group comprises of dnata, the successful Airport Ground Services and Travel Industry division, and Emirates, the Group's rapidly expanding and award winning international Airline. Emirates global network now sees it flying to over 110 destinations across 6 continents, operating a modern fleet of over 150 wide-bodied aircraft. Today the Airline has orders worth over US$ 68 billion for 200 more of the latest aircraft, with plans to operate to many more destinations in the months and years ahead. Essential to our continued business success as we expand will be the ongoing employment of high quality people to join our multi-cultural team of over 150 nationalities. Dubai, a tourism centre and modern cosmopolitan city with high standards of healthcare, education and leisure pursuits for residents offers those we hire one of the most desirable lifestyle locations in the world. In addition to lifestyle and tax free salary benefits, the Emirates Group also offers professional development opportunities to help employees develop new skills and grow their careers successfully. Discover your future! The Position: To independently identify flights with high and low demand, review aircraft assignment options and recommend solutions to adjust capacity on a per flight basis where seat supply is constrained. Job Purpose : Analyse individual flight performance daily, highlighting flights with high demand. Recommend aircraft re-assignments after reviewing schedule options, targeting flights with low demand, while maintaining schedule integrity. Provide schedule recovery options with minimal revenue loss in the event of major schedule disruptions. Co-ordinate efforts with SMNCs, Yield Management, and civil aviation authorities when applicable, to attain quick recovery with minimal passenger discomfort Tactically manipulate spare aircraft availability to launch extra sections catering to periods of high demand and major world events and holidays like Haj, Umrah, Nowroz, the Shopping festival, DSS, the Chinese New Year, etc. Ensure that schedule integrity is maintained and the Operating Plan is not disrupted. Influence departments like Engineering, Flight Operations, Crew Scheduling, and Yield Management, to ensure that opportunities arising from increased short-term market demand are taken. Liase with Civil Aviation authorities for slot approvals based on re-assigned aircraft deployment, extra sections and charters. Negotiate for improved slot timings when required. Supervise the schedule content of the Emirates timetable. Ensure that all connections between Emirates online points and connections to/from commercially viable offline points receive coverage including code share partners and various co-operation agreements. Plan the implementation of each charter flight. Liase internally with departments like Engineering, Airport Services, Crew Scheduling, and Catering, and externally with ground handlers, fuel suppliers, airport authorities and slot co-ordinators to ensure the successful operation of the charter. Formulate plans and agree with Engineering on the optimal method of implementing "A", "B", "C" and "D" maintenance checks on aircraft with minimal reduction of budgeted capacity on routes in the network to ensure revenue protection. Ensure that additional and charter flight schedule information distributed to MARS, OAG, CRS', GDS' is reflected accurately. Advise code-share partners of changes to schedule information affecting marketing flights. Monitor fare levels on extra sections operated to ensure that yield levels are maintained and that revenue earned from these extra sections exceeds costs of operation. Qualifications Graduate Degree Knowledge/Skills Should have completed IATA Schedule Co-od skills course. Sound knowledge of Flight Scheduling skills and methods. Through knowledge of IATA SSIM Chapter 4 - Standard Schedules message procedure, and IATA SSIM chapter 6 - Airport Co-ordination /Advise Procedures. Excellent knowledge of IT systems like CView, Promis, Power Olap, Mars & Core. Knowledge of aircraft performance as it relates to operations at various airports. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience Commercial/Sales.Revenue Optimisation 8+ Years Salary & Benefits: We offer an attractive tax-free salary, paid in Dirhams, the local currency of the UAE. The Dirham is linked to the Special Drawing Right of the International Monetary Fund. It has been held constant against the US dollar since the end of 1980 at a mid-rate of approximately US$1= Dh3.66. Besides travel benefits normally associated with an airline, more information on employee benefits is available within the 'Working Here' section of this site. By viewing the 'Dubai Lifestyle' section in the site you can also consider the benefits of Dubai as a location to live and work in. To Apply:To express your interest in the above vacancy please apply on-line by clicking below, and complete our application form. We will then consider your application and contact you should we wish to shortlist you for an interview. Should you not receive an invitation for an interview within 5 weeks please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful. We will retain your details for 12 months unless advised otherwise and re-consider you for future opportunities as they arise. Please also note that if you are not shortlisted you can also update your application at anytime and apply for other opportunities. Thank you for your interest in a career with the Emirates Group.