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By the end of this guide, you will have submitted time-off requests, reviewed and approved requests from crew members, and understood how time-off affects scheduling and availability.
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.
Submitting time-off requests requires any crew role. Approving requests requires crew.update permission.
Open the Operations sidebar, expand the Crew group, and click Time Off. Breadcrumb path: Ops > Crew > Time Off The time-off page shows all requests with filters for crew member, date range, and status.

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Time-off types

PlaneConnection tracks several availability types that affect scheduling:
Crew members with an Unavailable or Vacation status for a date range cannot be assigned to trips that overlap that period. The scheduling system enforces this automatically.

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Submit a time-off request

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Review and approve time-off requests

Crew availability entries also appear in the dispatch crew availability view at Ops > Dispatch > Crew Availability, giving dispatchers a consolidated view of who is available for upcoming operations.

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View crew availability on the schedule

The crew schedule view (Ops > Crew > Schedule) displays time-off entries alongside trip assignments. Color-coded blocks indicate the availability type:

Manage Schedule

View and edit the crew schedule grid alongside time-off entries.

Manage Crew Bids

Crew bidding workflow for trip assignments.

Track Crew Duty Time

Duty time tracking and Part 135 compliance monitoring.

Crew Scheduling Reference

Availability types, schedule statuses, and scheduling constraints.
Last modified on April 11, 2026