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Flight Crew Planning Manager

Date:  Dec 4, 2025
Company:  Wizz Air Malta Limited
Location: 

Luqa, MT, 4000

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY!

Wizz Air is a leading European low-cost airline. Our mission is to provide affordable and reliable air travel to everyone, everywhere, while minimizing our environmental impact. We are proud to foster a diverse and inclusive team of over 8,000 employees from more than 110 nationalities, who share our values of inclusivity, positivity, dedication, integrity, and sustainability.

 

As a rapidly expanding airline, we offer exciting career opportunities across a range of functions, from flight operations to engineering, customer experience, finance, and more. We provide extensive training and development opportunities to help our employees grow and succeed in their roles. Joining Wizz Air means joining a team that is passionate about aviation, dedicated to excellence, and committed to making air travel accessible and sustainable for all. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the aviation industry, we welcome you to explore our job opportunities and become a part of our success story.

 

Flight Crew Planning Manager 

Based in Malta 

 

 

Purpose of the role

Leading a team of flight operations crew planners and supporting the planning of crew rosters that allow the company to operate a commercial program. To overview and manage crew rosters in an efficient, safe and compliant manner. Driving system and process improvements. 

Responsibilities

  • Oversight on the crew resources and roster creation. 
  • Oversight and accountability of the crew planning function within the AOC. 
  • Ensuring compliance with industry regulations (duty and flight time limitations). 
  • Ensuring that the rosters maintain the FRM principles to reduce the fatigue risk of the operations 
  • (Fatigue Risk Management). 
  • Ensuring roster efficiency 
  • Managing and developing the relevant Crew Planner Team to optimize the crew rostering. 
  • Planning crew routes based on the schedule and duty rules . 
  • Oversight of crew resources available to ensure program coverage and operational resilience. 
  • In liaison with Flight Operations Resource Manager (FORM) and with Flight Operations Upgrade 
  • Manager (FOUM) ensuring that sufficient resources are allocated to the flight operations. 
  • Optimizing the crew roster to ensure highest crew productivity while adhering to safety and 
  • compliance requirements. 
  • Taking the lead in process and system improvement 
  • Cross functional project management. Cooperation with various stakeholders across the 
  • organization (Cabin Operations, Training, Human Resources) 
  • Maintaining the Crew Planning Manual. 

Experience

  • 3-5+ years of overall work experience  
  • Proven 2+ years of experience in a managerial role in crew planning, or related roles within the aviation transport industry 

Hard skills

Knowledge of AIMS Crew and Ops system and knowledge of Working Rules Limitations and Rest Requirements are advantageous 

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree 

Language

Fluent English (both written and spoken)

Skills and competencies

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 
  • Growth mindset and can-do attitude 
  • Ability to synthesize information into recommendations 
  • Good oral and written presentations skills 
  • Teamwork and strong interpersonal skills 
  • Ability to live and work in Malta 
  • Flexibility to travel as required away from Head Office 

 

When applying, please only provide valid information regarding your educational background and certificates, as the original documents will be requested during the hiring process.

 

We look forward to meeting you and learning more about your skills and experience. Join the Wizz Air team and discover the world of opportunities. 

 

 


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