Crew scheduling

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The crew scheduling is a scheduling section when you create a flight plan of an airline. The decision on the composition of the crew and their allocation to individual flights is made as cost-effectively as possible . The problem is usually solved in two phases. In the first, the crew pairing , flight sequences (pairing) are determined as inexpensively as possible, each of which can be mastered by one crew on one working day if possible. In the subsequent phase, crew rostering , a crew is assigned to each pairing. In doing so, collective bargaining and legal requirements must be complied with and the wishes of the staff can be met. The crew scheduling is preceded by the aircraft assignment, in which the flights of the airline are assigned to the aircraft type with the fleet assignment and the specific aircraft is assigned to the tail assignment.

Since the personnel costs of the flight personnel make up the second largest share of the total costs of airlines after the kerosene costs, there is great savings potential with crew scheduling.

Crew pairing

see crew pairing

Crew rostering

A distinction is made between two procedures in crew rostering . With the Bidline system , which is widespread in North America, employees - weighted according to their seniority - can vote on their personal duty plans themselves from the completed, usually monthly, duty roster. In Europe, this is usually done directly by the airline taking into account the wishes of the workforce and other conditions.