United States Air Force - Scott Air Force Base, IL
posted 4 months ago
The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the Department of Defense and command headquarters expert as a commercial aviation operations analyst. This role requires applying Air Force military or commercial pilot experience and civilian airline knowledge to inspect and analyze all preparation aspects of commercial passenger and cargo air carriers that provide or seek to provide air transportation to the Department of Defense (DoD). The analyst will serve as the primary expert and point of contact for aviation safety-related issues, utilizing extensive Air Force, military, or commercial pilot experience to conduct evaluations of commercial air carrier operations across various types of airlines, including major, national, regional, commuter, and on-demand airlines that utilize turbine, turboprop, and reciprocating fixed and rotary wing aircraft, both domestic and foreign. These evaluations will be conducted against DoD Commercial Air Transportation Quality and Safety Requirements as outlined in 32 CFR 861, Federal Aviation Regulations, and industry standards. In addition to conducting evaluations, the analyst will represent the organization as a senior command staff action officer, providing flight operations issue assessments to the DoD Commercial Airlift Review Board (CARB). This position also involves serving as an expert technical source of aviation opinion on flight operations issues to domestic and international regulating and governing authorities, aviation safety bodies, and groups assembled to research and resolve aviation deficiencies while promoting aviation safety improvements. The role requires a deep understanding of transportation operations policies, principles, and methodologies applicable to commercial air carrier flight operations, as well as the ability to assess, analyze, and evaluate all areas of a commercial air carrier's operations department, including FAA enforcement actions, accidents, incidents, fleet composition, crew hiring, training, scheduling, in-flight performance, operational control, safety programs, and security.