Flight Follower
Overview
Responsible for real-time tracking of aircraft movements to ensure flights are operating safely and on schedule; Updating flight movements on operational software; Maintain detailed records of flight delays, incidents and communication for internal reporting; Monitor weather conditions along flight routes and at destination airports; Provide Flight Crew with updates and advise on any potential weather-related hazards; Notify the relevant stakeholders of any diversion or irregular routing; Maintain communication with Flight deck crew inflight as and when required; Responsible for the driver schedule management; Assist the Flight Operations office when required; Communicate estimated time of arrival (ETA) to the relevant parties; Capture of flight movements on operational software; Capture all essential data to and from the schedule management system.
Requirements
- Grade 12 or Equivalent (Essential)
- Previous aviation experience (Essential)
- Basic Aviation knowledge
- Understanding of airport operations (Advantageous)
- Understanding of how to read weather reports (Advantageous)
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
- Excellent communication skills (Essential)
- Analytical skills
- Organised, systematic and detail orientated
- Good interpersonal skills
- Immaculate time keeping
- The ability to identify irregularities in an aircraft planned movements (Advantageous)
- Willing and able to work shifts
- Willing to work weekends and Public Holidays
Responsibilities
- Real-time tracking of aircraft movements
- Updating flight movements on operational software
- Maintaining detailed records of flight delays, incidents and communication
- Monitoring weather conditions along flight routes and at destination airports
- Providing Flight Crew with updates and advising on potential weather-related hazards
- Notifying relevant stakeholders of any diversion or irregular routing
- Maintaining communication with Flight deck crew inflight
- Managing the driver schedule
- Assisting the Flight Operations office when required
- Communicating estimated time of arrival (ETA) to relevant parties
- Capturing flight movements on operational software
- Capturing all essential data to and from the schedule management system
How to apply
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