Job Purpose:

Develop and administer flight planning plans and processes for aviation services to provide protected, cost-effective and efficient aviation services to offer customers time-definite transport services with superior quality and security standards in line with the business strategy and requirements, corporate guidelines and policies

Accountabilities:Develop and administer flight planning plans and processes for aviation services to provide safe, cost-effective and efficient aviation services to offer customers time-definite transport services with superior quality and security standards in line with the business strategy and requirements, corporate guidelines and policies

• Subject matter expert who applies advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience
• Manage projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision
• Problems faced are difficult and sometimes complex
• Execute flight planning plans and processes to ensure safe, timely and cost-effective processing of shipments




• Deliver tasks and activities, and work with dispatcher to achieve timely arrival and departure of flights, inform stakeholders in case of delays
• Calculate and conduct feasibility checks such as checking for charter flights, new destinations/ routes or new aircraft
• Undertake data maintenance of flight planning system including aircraft data, company routes, company NOTAMs, station information, etc.
• Collate and share information/ data, and follow up for audits to support managers
• Cooperate with operations controls centers of the operating airlines for efficient air transportation of valuable and time-sensitive commodities
• Study ongoing loading and unloading activities of cargo liners, and recommend better load planning through efficient placement of containers/ weight on the aircraft
• Calculate and analyze deviations from desired flight profitability and capacity utilization
• Assess dispatch and delivery pro

📌 Flight & Freighter Planning Specialist (Mumbai)
🏢 DHL Global Forwarding
📍 Mumbai