Aircraft Maintenance Planner
Also known as: Maintenance Planning Engineer · Technical Records Executive
Schedules aircraft maintenance tasks and keeps technical records up to date.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
A maintenance planner works out what maintenance each aircraft needs and when, based on flying hours, cycles and calendar limits. They prepare work packages for hangar teams, track parts and keep technical records ready for audits. Airlines and MRO firms hire planners, mostly in office settings at bases.
- Plan scheduled checks and due tasks
- Prepare work packages for hangar teams
- Track parts, hours and cycles
- Maintain technical records for audits
How you get in
Freshers with AME training often start in technical records or planning support at an airline or MRO, sometimes after time on the hangar floor. Knowledge of the aircraft maintenance programme and DGCA record-keeping rules is built on the job.
Salary in India
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Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Reading maintenance programmes and task cards
- Scheduling and tracking deadlines
- Spreadsheet and database work
- Attention to detail in records
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- More office-based than hangar work, with fewer night shifts.
- Next roles: senior planner, technical services, or quality and reliability roles.
- Errors in records have regulatory consequences, so accuracy matters.
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