Position Summary
The Director Route Planning is responsible for the profitable deployment of aircraft through both tactical frequency decisions and continual development of the network strategy. The Director is responsible for all analysis and decisions related to route destinations and frequency performed by the Route Planning Team. The Director and Route Planning Team works cross functionally with Revenue Management and Financial Planning & Analysis to plan future capacity levels and aid financial planning and fleet planning for JetBlue. The Director and the Team are also responsible for communicating Route Planning decisions across the Commercial and Airline Planning teams and other JetBlue departments to assist in cross-functional execution planning.
The Director Route Planning is a key member of the Network Planning team that is dedicated to deploying JetBlue’s aircraft and aviation assets in the most efficient way possible. The Director thrives when receiving primary responsibility for high profile, complex and detail-oriented projects and is comfortable presenting to Executive leadership and business partners. The Director enjoys interacting daily with people at different levels within the organization, influencing others without authority, and is an effective leader whose personal values match JetBlue’s Values of Safety, Caring, Integrity, Passion, and Fun.
Essential Responsibilities
- Develop and oversee the execution of the Route Planning strategy
- Partner with peers and leaders on cross-departmental and cross-commercial initiatives and planning projects
- Oversee analysis and investigate new routes
- Oversee capacity optimization analysis
- Partner with operational departments on immediate operational issues to ensure operational integrity
- Oversee analytical support for other teams including Investor Relations and Sales as well as general fact checking
- Collaborate with other business areas in improving communication and teamwork to drive efficiencies
- Take a significant role in the development of crewmembers to support the engagement, growth, goal achievement and development of the succession plan for the department
- Other duties as assigned