Freighter Scheduling Lead: Network Planning & Optimization

Emirates Airlines - Other locations; Dubai; On-site; AED 280,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel benefits

Tax-free salary

Job summary

Emirates, a world leader in air cargo, seeks a Cargo Planning and Scheduling Controller to plan, coordinate and optimise freighter operations across the network from our Dubai hub. You will own the operational schedule, control aircraft utilisation and lead recovery planning, ensuring high schedule reliability and efficient fleet deployment.

You will work with Commercial, Network Control Centre, Engineering, Crew and Flight Operations to coordinate routing, slots and regulatory compliance,

Qualifications

• Degree or Honours (12+3) in a relevant field with at least 5 years of Logistics/Cargo experience in air cargo or airline environment.
• Minimum 3 years of airline scheduling experience, preferably with capacity and revenue optimisation knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain freighter operating schedules ensuring alignment with commercial and network priorities.
• Build and optimise aircraft rotations considering maintenance, slots, and priority constraints.
• Conduct 24/48/72-hour forward planning to identify risks and mitigation plans.
• Develop recovery options for AOG, maintenance overruns, crew constraints, and weather disruptions.
• Assess routing options to maintain schedule integrity and minimise disruption.
• Validate schedule changes in AirVision/ENCOM CORE and other systems.

Skills

Airline scheduling

Capacity planning

Revenue optimisation

Communication

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Degree in relevant field

Tools

AirVision/ENCOM CORE

Job description

Emirates, a world leader in air cargo, seeks a Cargo Planning and Scheduling Controller to plan, coordinate and optimise freighter operations across the network from our Dubai hub. You will own the operational schedule, control aircraft utilisation and lead recovery planning, ensuring high schedule reliability and efficient fleet deployment.

You will work with Commercial, Network Control Centre, Engineering, Crew and Flight Operations to coordinate routing, slots and regulatory compliance,