Husain Lokhandwala

Fleet Manager @Wizz Air

Abu Dhabi Emirate, AE

Negotiate pricing, finalizing and approving SGHA, GTAs and RFQs with maintenance providers (including Base Line maintenance, Heavy maintenance and outstation) while keeping cost and operational efficiency at the core,• Leading continuous process improvements to ensure optimal utilization of resource and cost reduction in coordination with AMO and airline departments,• Oversee the performance of contracted MRO providers, ensuring accountability through SLA enforcement, KPI tracking, and ongoing quality monitoring,• Scheduled auditing of aircraft, maintenance activities and quality of services provided by AMO,• Invoice checks against services received and cost control,• Carrying out risk assessment and audits of new station FAMO,• Assisting new FAMOs to get GCAA approval sooner, by liaising with GCAA and QA department,• Addressing and solutioning shortcomings of contracted AMO,• Training contracted AMOs to ensure adherence to airline procedures,• Recruit, train, mentor, and evaluate MCC staff to ensure optimal, safe, and compliant maintenance practices,• Work order issuance as required to mitigate gaps,• Optimizing aircraft availability and reliability by recommending and developing innovative policies and procedures,• Daily operations incidents monitoring, documentation and CAPA,• Participating as key stakeholder in tender reviews and approvals for heavy maintenance and home base line maintenance,• Implementing simple strategic process improvements; resulting in up to $20k in monthly savings for Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, optimizing efficiency and driving significant cost reductions,• Identified and implemented a new revenue stream through the leasing of aircraft spares,• AOG, Crisis, operational disruptions, and fleet recovery, handling by ensuring minimal downtime and efficient fleet operations. Led recovery efforts during technical delays and unplanned maintenance, minimizing operational impact,