Waqas Khanzada
Manager Production Control Maintenance @Air Canada
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WORK HISTORY
Manager Production Control Maintenance @Air Canada
Toronto, ON, CA
EDUCATION
Stanford University
IATA Aviation Management Certificate , Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
York University
BAS, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
University of Fredericton
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Innovation and leadership
ABOUT WAQAS KHANZADA
Aviation operations and maintenance planning leader with more than twenty years at Air Canada, currently serving as Partner, Integrated Planning for Maintenance within Operational Corporate Strategy.My career has progressed from large‑scale frontline resource deployment to leading enterprise planning teams responsible for day‑of‑operations execution, disruption recovery, and long‑range plan integrity, including long‑term maintenance and operational planning.In leadership roles, I have planned and managed operations supporting over three hundred fifty unionized below‑the‑wing employees and one hundred seventy above‑the‑wing sales staff, and later coached planning teams of up to thirty‑two planners across the maintenance network. I have delivered measurable improvements in compliance, reliability, and recovery while maintaining zero safety audit findings.I have led high‑stakes initiatives including Boeing 737 MAX grounding recovery, large‑scale fleet shutdown and recovery, hangar utilization strategies, and the launch of new maintenance programs with zero operational disruption.I am a career airline operator who has earned a seat in Operational Corporate Strategy through deep operational, maintenance, and planning experience.
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