Kenneth Parsons

Analysis, consultation and training in flight operations, flight/fuel planning and air navigation. Advise companies on flight operations information (IT) systems and architecture. Provide ad hoc navigation solutions to companies and individuals.

Member of a small team to manage aeronautical navigation databases (including FMS) in accordance with AIRAC & non-AIRAC cycles for use by flight planning, FMS, cartographic departments and customer airlines

Provided operations staff with flight-specific aeronautical data for a heavy lift/out-sized cargo fleet. Transmitted data via email direct to the aircraft. Provided fleet watch, origin to destination. Briefed applicable personnel on existing and potential air traffic delays and disruptions as well as political events possibly impacting operations. Value to the Company: Introduced a high specification, quality audited and cross-checked AIS and Meteo Service for briefing flight crews, flight operations.

Trained clients' staff to FAA Dispatch License standard in Flight Operations management. Acted in an advisory rôle on flight operations & routing issues for Etihad and Orient-Thai Airlines. Planned and drafted viable route and network plans. Secured over flight, seasonal traffic, and ad hoc landing permits for customer airlines.

Precipitated major operational changes after implementing the Lufthansa Lido OC system: *Six months ahead of schedule and within budget. *Negotiated measurable cost savings with vendors. *Significantly contributed, as a technical expert, to the company ETOPS & LVOPS certification. *Applied the fuel monitored data to control engine performance degradation bias and used cost index to further control fuel/time related costs.

*Collection, collation, interpretation and distribution of flight-variable data (en-route, destination and alternate airport meteorological reports, NOTAM, aircraft technical (MEL) status & crew duty status) *Flight Crew briefing. *Generation and validation of operational flight (route) plans. *Obtaining over-flight, technical and traffic landing permits (seasonal and ad-hoc. *Coordinating crew transport & HOTAC. *Liaison with appropriate Air Traffic Service Units.

*Collection, collation, interpretation and distribution of flight-variable data (en-route, destination and alternate airport meteorological reports, NOTAM, aircraft technical (MEL) status & crew duty status) *Flight Crew briefing. *Generation and validation of operational flight (route) plans. *Obtaining over- flight, technical and traffic landing permits (seasonal and ad-hoc. *Coordinating crew transport & HOTAC. *Liaison with appropriate Air Traffic Service Units.

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