Senior Pilot Planning & Analytics Specialist

American Airlines; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel perks

Health benefits

Wellness programs

401(k) program

Additional benefits

Job summary

American Airlines is seeking a Crew Planning Analyst to develop and maintain staffing models, forecast requirements, and optimize pilot staffing across thousands of flights and a large crew base. You will forecast staffing needs and support strategic workforce decisions with advanced analytics.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to analyze operational and financial implications of schedule changes, participate in budgeting and long-range planning, and present findings to senior

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aviation, Business, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Engineering or related field.
• 3 years of related experience.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership.
• Experience with SQL and Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of probability, statistics and forecasting techniques.
• Basic airline operations or union knowledge and understanding of planning process.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains crew staffing models to analyze workforce requirements and provide accurate crew staffing forecasts.
• Identifies, analyzes, and recommends solutions to workforce planning issues and develop strategies to optimize staffing.
• Evaluates operational and financial implications of strategic changes including flying schedule, labor contracts, regulatory provisions, and technology.
• Completes ad-hoc projects and analyses as assigned.
• Oversee concurrent, diverse, time-sensitive improvement projects in workforce sourcing, regulations, contracts, and transformation initiatives.
• Work with cross-functional groups to create strategies for end-to-end monthly pilot bids, crew counts, and hiring.
• Collaborate with Crew Planning leadership to gain buy-in to processes and practices.
• Apply advanced analytics to forecast, optimize, track, and manage crew variables for 6,700 daily flights and 35,000 crew.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Forecasting techniques

Problem solving

Independent judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aviation, Business, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Engineering or related field

Tools

SQL

Microsoft Office

Job description

American Airlines is seeking a Crew Planning Analyst to develop and maintain staffing models, forecast requirements, and optimize pilot staffing across thousands of flights and a large crew base. You will forecast staffing needs and support strategic workforce decisions with advanced analytics.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to analyze operational and financial implications of schedule changes, participate in budgeting and long-range planning, and present findings to senior