Strategic Long-Range Planner

Let your career take off with PSA Airlines

PSA Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines, offers opportunities for growth and professional development. We value teamwork, diversity, and inclusivity, and strive to create a safe, respectful, and positive work environment for our over 4,000 employees. Our culture, known as The PSA Way, emphasizes stability, growth, and safety, while fostering accountability, reliability, and caring interactions with teammates, colleagues, and customers.

Join us to enjoy benefits including travel privileges on the American Airlines network, enabling you to explore new destinations and create memories with family and friends.

All eligible team members enjoy comprehensive benefits, including:

• Travel privileges on the American Airlines global network
• A generous vacation plan to enjoy your travel perks
• 401(k) with company match
• Profit-sharing and bonus opportunities
• Health plans with nationwide coverage through United Healthcare
• Premium dental coverage
• Vision plans covering glasses and contacts annually
• Benefits navigation services, including medical appointment scheduling and bill understanding
• Access to 24-hour virtual urgent care
• Family planning and fertility treatments
• LGBTQ+ friendly services, including gender-affirming care and provider assistance
• Company-paid Life, AD&D Insurance, disability coverage, and optional supplemental insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Employee Assistance Program with free counseling sessions

The Strategic Long-Range Planner will influence PSA Airlines' growth through decision modeling, analytics, data management, and maintenance forecasting, supporting maintenance requirements and creating the Maintenance Planning Playbook for Heavy, Intermediate, and Line Maintenance.

• Develop and evaluate aircraft maintenance strategies to optimize efficiency and reduce costs.
• Lead reviews of airframe activity, analyzing data to improve fleet and asset management.
• Model capacity and demand for 1, 5, and 10-year maintenance plans.
• Create long-range material forecasts to balance demand over 24 months.
• Optimize maintenance visit scenarios to minimize downtime and costs.
• Analyze check visit performance and communicate with Tech Ops teams for improvements.
• Coordinate maintenance activities with senior leadership and supply chain teams.
• Develop and implement maintenance system capabilities aligning with fleet and manpower needs.
• Prepare fleet and maintenance plans for efficient execution.
• Collaborate across departments to meet maintenance goals.
• Maintain performance reports on maintenance planning.

• Associate degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 2 years of aviation maintenance planning experience, including line and operations planning.
• Knowledge of aircraft inspections and maintenance programs.
• Experience with planning methodologies and inventory management.
• Strong forecasting and modeling skills.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel (Vlookup, Pivot Tables, formulas).
• Fluent in English (reading, writing, speaking).
• Authorization to work in the U.S.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Advanced Excel skills, including data comparison and referencing multiple datasets.
• Experience with Long Range Planning methodologies.
• Three years of A&P experience and compliance with CRF 65 or military equivalent.

Supervisory Responsibility: None.

Delegation: Responsibilities may be delegated in the absence of the Manager of Heavy Maintenance Planning.

Authorities: None.

Work Environment: Office setting with standard equipment. Physical demands include talking, standing, walking, climbing stairs, lifting up to 25 lbs, and manual dexterity.

AAP/EEO Statement: PSA Airlines is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants without discrimination.

Security Clearance: Must pass a criminal history check and drug screening.

Other Duties: Duties may evolve; accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities.