Brief Description
To ensure provision of accurate aircraft performance
data and timely acquisition of operating permits to enhance efficient
flight support within the Kenya Airways Network.
Detailed Description
- Develop and review aircraft performance policies and
procedures so as to ensure compliance with company and regulatory
requirements.
- Evaluate and advice the company on aircraft performance
capabilities to support solid business decisions on aircraft
acquisitions, charter, purchases, and leases.
- Ensure expert technical consultation and support is provided
to other departments as required for business and operations
development in matters involving aircraft performance and operating
permits.
- Ensure Kenya Airways aircraft conform to regulatory
requirement of countries Kenya Airways operates into or overflies in
order to maintain professionalism and acceptability internationally.
- Monitor evolving technologies for calculation and distribution
of performance data to flight crew and flight dispatchers.
- To coordinate and supervise content, customization, revision,
and production of aircraft technical manuals. This involves follow up
of in-service related operational issues such as management of
incorporation of Service Bulletins and Airworthiness Directives. This
activity requires close coordination and working with respective Fleet
Managers and Engineering Development to ensure that all operational
documentation and data is updated in a timely manner in accordance with
KCARS, and Company policies.
- Liaise with KCAA to facilitate the approval/Acceptance of
revised Airplane Flight Manuals, ETOPS Manuals, Performance Manuals
and Minimum Equipment List (MEL).
- Acts as the designated Kenya Airways aircraft performance
representative.
- Act as the designated FLOE representative in New Destinations
and Aircraft Delivery and Redeliveries.
- Conduct On-Job-Training (OJT) for Flight Operations Engineers
- Investigate root cause and advice on best root cause
correction for Safety, Security and Quality critical
activities affecting FLOE Technical Services for ongoing conformity
with all regulatory requirements, and organization standards.
- Implement corrective and preventative actions identified by
Quality, Safety and Environment.
- investigations or other internal reporting mechanisms are
undertaken within the agreed timeframe.
- Ensure provision of flight risk analysis for all routes and
aerodromes.
- In coordination with FLOE Navigation and infrastructure, Fleet
Manager and Technical Pilot analyze and advice relevant departments
on all aircraft performance restrictions.
- Ensure implementation of safety, security, and emergency
standards always.
- Ensure aircraft are registered with the RVSM governing bodies
- Assist coordinate projects within FLOE.
- Ensure and maintain a healthy, safe and secure working
environment in compliance with the relevant industry, regulatory and
legislative requirements, company procedures, regulatory authorities and
requirements of customer airlines.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in the following Engineering courses –
Mechanical, Electrical, Communications, Computer with at least 2 years’
experience in Flight Operations
OR
- Bachelor’s degree Mathematics, Commerce or Physics with at
least 2 years’ experience in Flight Operations
OR
- CPL/ATC/Flight Dispatch with at least 3 years relevant
experience.
- Aircraft Performance Specific Certificate, Aircraft
Performance Software Certificate and Diploma in IT are desirable.
Additional Details
- Performance data for the entire fleet
- Efficient Flight planning and performance schedules
- Accurate aircraft performance capabilities
- Review of aircraft degradation factors
- Available, accurate and legal technical procedures
- Up-to-date and current version of application software and
data packages.
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