Coordinates aircraft, maintenance schedule is between maintenance and operations.

• A. MEL
• B. Pro Sup
• C. Norms
• D. PS&D

Answer: (D)

Coordinating aircraft availability between maintenance and operations requires a function that plans, sequences, and releases aircraft for flight while considering maintenance needs. Production Scheduling & Dispatch (PS&D) plays this role. It sits at the intersection of maintenance and flight operations, slotting maintenance windows into the overall schedule, confirming aircraft readiness, and then issuing a dispatch release to operations. This keeps flights on track while ensuring necessary maintenance is completed on time and within requirements. The Minimum Equipment List defines what equipment can be inoperative and under what limits, but it doesn’t manage the scheduling or coordination between maintenance and operations. A Production Supervisor typically focuses on day-to-day production tasks rather than coordinating multi‑functional aircraft readiness. Norms describe standard practices, not the operational coordination function.