Francesco Puglisi

• Led global transformation initiatives supporting airline network control and operational decision-making across multiple regions.
• Acted as strategic interface between Operations leadership, IT, and external vendors to align system evolution with business priorities.
• Supported prioritization and execution of initiatives balancing cost, capacity, service quality, and operational constraints.
• Contributed to the evolution of decision-support capabilities in complex, resource-constrained operational environments.
• Provided structured insights to senior management on system limitations, integration gaps and execution trade-offs.
• Netline suite ownership.

• Owned airline network and schedule design to support profitability, growth, and operational feasibility.
• Managed airport slots, traffic rights, and coordination with aviation authorities.
• Developed network scenarios and business cases for route feasibility and capacity optimization.
• Acted as interface between commercial, operational, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Pre-operations and Network Operations Centre supervisor.
• Represented the airline worldwide at IATA and Routes Conferences.
• Implementation leader of Sabre Airvision commercial software in the network planning business process.

EARLIER CAREER

• Progressive roles in airline operations, scheduling, and network planning.
• Hands-on experience in operational control environments and airline planning functions.
• Built strong foundations in aviation regulations, operational constraints, and airline economics.

• Monitor and analyse airline network data, support commercial and operational strategies through optimization initiatives.
• Applications for required airport slot and traffic rights.
• Maintain airline flights network, ensure visibility and consistency across all commercial and operational systems.
• Use data analytics to evaluate new network opportunities and provide structured recommendations.
• Work collegially with stakeholder departments to create business case around new route feasibility.
• Evaluate opportunities to include charter sales in scheduled network.