Vice President of Planning

1 week ago


Hyannis, United States Cape Air Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionNote: Applicants must have at least 5 years of airline planning experience.

SUMMARY: The VP of Planning is responsible for the revenue performance of the company, including airline scheduling, revenue management, and Marketing.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Airline Scheduling
    1. Future schedules (longer range)
    2. Dynamic close-in intermediate scheduling changes to maximize revenue, shed costs
  • Revenue management
    1. Maximize revenue on given airline capacity
  • Marketing
    1. Promoting Cape Air with a focus on generating revenue and ad ROI
    2. Steward of the Cape Air brand
    3. Community relations
    4. Emergency response public relations duties
  • Business development
    1. Essential Air Service (EAS): Research, propose, win, and retain government sponsored EAS contracts
    2. Manage contract charter; freight; US Mail
    3. Proposal management; air service development contracts such as minimum revenue guarantees
    4. Other commercial contractual opportunities
    5. Prospect and evaluate new routes and business lines for Cape Air
    6. Introduce Cape Air to new communities; represent the airline in ongoing community relationships
    7. Write the business plans of potential new routes
  • Create the annual revenue plan for Cape Air
  • Optimize investment of capacity while ensuring compliance with operational constraints
  • Meet or exceed key performance indicator metrics
  • Support operational colleagues with data and business guidance
  • Evaluate the economics of potential fleet and sub-fleet changes
  • Communicate commercial strategy to internal constituencies
  • Support airline alliances
  • Provide analytical support to other senior leaders as needed
  • Support the Chief Executive Officer’s decision making
  • Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Must have at least 5 years of airline planning experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in aviation or related field of study, preferred
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to foster and maintain strong business relationships
  • Ability to lead and inspire a team, fostering a collaborative and results-driven environment
  • Proven track record of success in business development, strategy, and leadership
  • Strong understanding of market dynamics, industry trends, and competitive landscape
  • Ability to think strategically and execute tactically


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