Flight Support Specialist

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Air Canada Full time

**Description**

**Being part of Air Canada is to become part of an iconic Canadian symbol, recently ranked the best Airline in North America. Let your career take flight by joining our diverse and vibrant team at the leading edge of passenger aviation.**

**Responsibilities**:

- Responsible to maintain the content of the flight planning (LIDO) and NOTAM database, and to provide assistance to flight dispatchers and pilots for flight planning and data integrity.
- Maintain company proprietary data in the flight planning, NOTAM and Crew Alert systems.
- Manage LIDO, Company, and Class 1 NOTAMs. Interpret and validate source NOTAM data for entry in FlightBrief.
- Provide technical expertise to flight dispatch and on flight planning database queries.
- Identify and resolve problems in the flight planning system.
- Perform quality control on generic flight planning (LIDO) data and Air Canada requested changes.
- Interface with other divisions of the company such as Performance Engineering, Flight Dispatch, Flight Standards,
- Route Manual and FMS production, Finance, SOC,ISM/IT, Scheduling and Air Canada Jetz.
- Maintain contacts with government agencies such as ATC, NAV Canada Notams office and other data providers such as LIDO Frankfurt.
- Acquire and maintain an expertise in a specific area and provide continuous assistance on this matter to the team.
- Provide assistance in the production testing and implementation of RFS required for system enhancements.
- Co-ordinate on flight operations behalf offline charter operations for maintenance and Air Canada Jetz.
- Provide aeronautical data as part of Air Canada airport authorization process.
- Manage future Lido modules such as Overflight Module by ensuring overflights requests are processed in a timely manner and verifying traffic rights
- Integrate and maintain Flight Support and Flight Dispatch website
- Liaise with ATC for availability of severe weather avoidance routes
- Responsible for creating and uploading word documents for the electronic documentation within Casses
- Responsible for maintaining dispatch remarks in LIDO
- Responsible for creating and maintaining weather and Notams groups in Casses
- Responsible to liaise with Netline database owner for reconciling daylight-saving time to ensure correct data in Lido and Netline
- Site Support for Flight Dispatch Operational floor and administration
- Responsible for requesting, maintaining and amending global over flight slot approvals and permission, charges and route selection collaboration with Mgr. ATC Nav Charges
- Benchmark, track, communicate route planning costs, initiatives and savings
- Analyze and communicate total Taxi times for cross functional and cross branch projects
- Analyze, identify, and add/repair/delete new or obsolete air routes, SIDs and STARs
- Ensure Air Canada requested LIDO navigational database changes are expeditiously handled
- Manage LIDO Maintenance Frames for New Route and Aircraft airport authorization process.
- Provide assistance in regression testing and user acceptance testing for implementation of new NOTAM and Flight
- Manage FlightBrief Crew Alert system
- Responsible for requesting, maintaining and amending global over flight permits - ensuring they are validated and processed in reliable and timely manner.
- Responsible to regularly conduct audits on relevant databases to ensure that quality control is managed

**Authority**:

- Maintain company proprietary data in the flight planning, NOTAM and Crew Alert systems.
- Interpret and validate source data for entry in the NOTAM system and perform quality control in the flight planning system.
- Responsible for requesting, maintaining and amending global over flight slot approvals and permission
- Co-ordinate on flight operations behalf offline charter operations for maintenance and Air Canada Jetz

**Qualifications**
- Education: University entrance minimum, university or college diploma preferred.
- Ability to use MS Word, Excel, electronic mail efficiently.
- Depth of skills and expertise required for the position
- Strong interpersonal skills, must be a team player
- Ability to work under pressure and to prioritize multi-task requests with a sense of urgency
- Ability to shift priorities and meet tight deadlines
- Flexibility and willingness to work extended hours, on occasion
- Excellent communication skills, oral and written
- Strong organizational skills, disciplined and self motivated.
- Website maintenance a definite asset
- Safety Responsibilities: as per the Air Canada Flight Operations Manual (FOM), the Air Canada Flight Dispatch
- Standard Operating Procedures Manual (560), the Air Canada Flight Dispatch Training Manual (562), the integrated safety management system, SOC/Dispatch work area recovery and evacuation process, and aircraft accidents and incidents (publication 400).

**Conditions of Employment**:
**Linguistic Requirements**

**Diversity and Inclusion**

Air Canada is strongly committed to D

  • Flight Support Specialist

    1 month ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Air Canada Full time

    Job Description Description Being part of Air Canada is to become part of an iconic Canadian symbol, recently ranked the best Airline in North America. Let your career take flight by joining our diverse and vibrant team at the leading edge of passenger aviation. Responsibilities:Responsible to maintain the content of the flight planning (LIDO) and NOTAM...

  • Flight Centre

    5 days ago

    Toronto, Canada Flight Centre Full time

    **Job no**: 517267 **Brand**: Flight Centre **Work type**: Hybrid **Location**: Ontario **Categories**: Leisure Travel & Retail **Travel Consultant - Toronto (Yonge & King Location)** It all started with one double decker bus in 1973 - and over four decades Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has grown to be one of the world’s largest travel retailers...

  • Flight Centre

    2 days ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Flight Centre Alumni Full time

    Luxury Travel ConsultantIt all started with one double decker bus in 1973 – and over four decades Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has grown to be one of the world's largest travel retailers and corporate travel managers. Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, FCTG has company-owned leisure and corporate travel businesses in 23 countries.We are fellow...

  • Flight Centre

    6 days ago

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada Flight Centre Alumni Full time

    FCM - Corporate Travel Consultant FCM takes a holistic approach to corporate travel, specializing in managing national and global travel programs for medium and large businesses.Ranked as one of the world's top five travel management companies, it has a business network in over 97 countries and global headquarters in London, Brisbane, Singapore and New York....

  • Flight Centre

    3 days ago

    Toronto, Canada Flight Centre Brand Full time

    **Job no**: 521806 **Brand**: Flight Centre Brand **Work type**: Full time **Location**: Ontario **Categories**: Leisure Travel & Retail **Luxury Travel Consultant** It all started with one double decker bus in 1973 - and over four decades Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has grown to be one of the world’s largest travel retailers and corporate...

  • Training Specialist

    1 month ago

    Toronto, Canada Air Canada Full time

    **Description** **Being part of Air Canada is to become part of an iconic Canadian symbol, recently ranked the best Airline in North America. Let your career take flight by joining our diverse and vibrant team at the leading edge of passenger aviation.** The Training Specialist is responsible for providing administrative and technical support to the...

  • Flight Standards Support Manager

    1 month ago

    Toronto, Canada Air Canada Full time

    **Description** **Being part of Air Canada is to become part of an iconic Canadian symbol, recently ranked the best Airline in North America. Let your career take flight by joining our diverse and vibrant team at the leading edge of passenger aviation.** Responsible to the Manager, Flight Standards this position is responsible to ensure Transport Canada...

  • Flight Centre

    3 hours ago

    Toronto, Canada Flight Centre Travel Group Full time

    **Job no**: 519919 **Brand**: Flight Centre Travel Group **Work type**: Full time, Hybrid **Location**: Ontario **Categories**: People & Culture **Human Resources Manager** Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) is one of the world’s largest travel retailers and corporate travel managers. The company, which is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia has...

  • (Occ) Operations Support Specialist

    1 week ago

    Toronto, Canada Sunwing Travel Group Full time

    **Join us in making vacation dreams come true** **!** Are you searching for a fun, passionate, travel loving team? -Sunwing has the EPIC work culture you have been searching for. We are currently looking for a **(OCC)** **Operations Support Specialist **to join us in making vacation dreams come true. As the Operations Support Specialist, You are capable of...

  • Flight Follower

    2 months ago

    Toronto, Canada IMP Group Full time

    **Flight Follower***: It’s an exciting time at Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group. For more than 50 years, we have provided a full range of services for business and commercial aviation customers. IEAG is also a leading provider of aviation and technical support solutions with its full-service aircraft sales, management & charter group, aircraft maintenance,...

  • Flight Follower

    4 weeks ago

    Toronto, Canada IMP Group Full time

    **Flight Follower***: It’s an exciting time at Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group. For more than 50 years, we have provided a full range of services for business and commercial aviation customers. IEAG is also a leading provider of aviation and technical support solutions with its full-service aircraft sales, management & charter group, aircraft maintenance,...

  • Flight Follower

    4 weeks ago

    Toronto, Canada Innotech Execaire Aviation Group Full time

    It's an exciting time at Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group. For more than 50 years, we have provided a full range of services for business and commercial aviation customers. IEAG is also a leading provider of aviation and technical support solutions with its full-service aircraft sales, management & charter group, aircraft maintenance, inspection, and...

  • Technical Support Specialist

    1 month ago

    Toronto, Canada Air Canada Full time

    **Description** **Being part of Air Canada is to become part of an iconic Canadian symbol, recently ranked the best Airline in North America. Let your career take flight by joining our diverse and vibrant team at the leading edge of passenger aviation.** The Technical Support Specialist (TSS) provides technical support, to Maintenance Operations Control...

  • Project Manager, Flight Operations

    4 weeks ago

    Toronto, Canada Air Canada Full time

    **Description** **Being part of Air Canada is to become part of an iconic Canadian symbol, recently ranked the best Airline in North America. Let your career take flight by joining our diverse and vibrant team at the leading edge of passenger aviation.** Reporting to the Director, NRFO and Operational Excellence this position will lead, manage and support...

  • Passenger Movement Specialist

    3 days ago

    Toronto, Canada Sunwing Travel Group Full time

    **Join us in making vacation dreams come true!** *** Are you searching for a fun, passionate, travel loving team? -Sunwing has the EPIC work culture you have been searching for. We are currently looking for a **Passenger Movem** **ent Specialist** to join us in making vacation dreams come true. The Passenger Movement Specialist is responsible for Sunwing...

  • Supervisor, In-flight Services

    5 days ago

    Toronto, Canada Porter Airlines Inc. Full time

    Job Summary: Reporting to the Manager, Inflight Services, the Supervisor, In-flight Services is responsible for the daily supervision and oversight of cabin crew and all related responsibilities. Duties & Responsibilities: - Performs regular ramp inspections to validate Cabin Crew compliance with Canadian Aviation Regulations, workplace safety and...

  • Analyst, Flight Data Analysis Program

    3 weeks ago

    Toronto, Canada Porter Airlines Inc. Full time

    Job Summary: Reporting to the Manager, Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA), this position supports the continuous improvement of flight safety at Porter Airlines by performing functions related to the Flight Data Analysis Program. Duties & Responsibilities: - Operate the Flight Data Analysis software on a daily basis, ensuring system and data...

  • Flight Operations Administrator Co-op

    1 month ago

    Toronto, Canada Porter Airlines Inc. Full time

    Job Summary: Assiting the Flight Operations team with varous aspects of the department including managing and maintaining all administrative processes and tasks for the Flight Operations department. This individual is highly organized, a self-starter, and works well in dynamic environments. An ability to collaborate with others, develop internal and external...

  • Non-revenue Flight Operations Manager

    5 days ago

    Toronto, Canada Air Canada Full time

    **Description** **Being part of Air Canada is to become part of an iconic Canadian symbol, recently ranked the best Airline in North America. Let your career take flight by joining our diverse and vibrant team at the leading edge of passenger aviation.** The Non-Revenue Flight Operations Manager (NRFO - Manager) is responsible for managing of all NRFO...

  • Flight Operations Administrator Co-Op

    1 month ago

    Toronto, Canada Porter Airlines Full time

    Job Summary Assiting the Flight Operations team with varous aspects of the department including managing and maintaining all administrative processes and tasks for the Flight Operations department. This individual is highly organized, a self-starter, and works well in dynamic environments. An ability to collaborate with others, develop internal and external...