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By the end of this guide, you will have configured crew scheduling preferences including aircraft preferences, home base settings, and availability constraints that the scheduling system uses when assigning crew to trips.
The Operations module must be enabled for your workspace. You also need the appropriate operations permissions. Contact your workspace administrator if you cannot access these features.
Viewing preferences requires crew.read permission. Editing preferences requires crew.update permission or ownership of the crew profile.
Open the Operations sidebar, expand the Crew group, and click Preferences. Breadcrumb path: Ops > Crew > Preferences The preferences landing page shows a summary of all crew members and their configured preferences.

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View your own preferences

Crew members can view their own preferences from the Preferences page. Each crew member sees their current settings for aircraft preferences, home base, and scheduling constraints.

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Edit crew preferences

Preferences are advisory, not mandatory. Schedulers and the automated assignment system use preferences as a ranking factor, but operational requirements take priority. A crew member with a blocked day preference can still be manually assigned to a trip on that day if needed.

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Aircraft qualifications vs. preferences

Aircraft qualifications and preferences serve different purposes: Qualifications are managed on the individual crew detail page under the Currency tab. Preferences are managed on the Crew Preferences page.

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Schedule assignment types

Administrators can configure custom assignment types that appear in the crew schedule. These types control how schedule entries interact with trip assignments:

Manage Crew

Add crew members and manage qualifications that determine assignment eligibility.

Manage Crew Bids

How crew bidding uses preferences as a factor in bid evaluation.

Manage Schedule

View and manage the crew schedule grid.

Crew Scheduling Reference

Schedule statuses, assignment types, and scheduling constraints.
Last modified on April 11, 2026