diff --git a/include/aman/com/AircraftScheduler.h b/include/aman/com/AircraftScheduler.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80e5848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/aman/com/AircraftScheduler.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * @brief Defines the aircraft scheduling notifier module to receive plans from the backend
+ * @file aman/com/AircraftScheduler.h
+ * @author Sven Czarnian <devel@svcz.de>
+ * @copyright Copyright 2021 Sven Czarnian
+ * @license This project is published under the GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <thread>
+#include <zmq.hpp>
+
+#include <aman/types/Communication.h>
+
+#include "protobuf/AircraftSchedule.pb.h"
+
+namespace aman {
+    /**
+     * @brief Defines the aircraft scheduling notification class to receive scheduling sequences
+     * @ingroup com
+     */
+    class AircraftScheduler {
+    private:
+        std::unique_ptr<zmq::socket_t> m_socket;
+        std::thread                    m_receiverThread;
+        std::atomic_bool               m_stopReceiver;
+
+        AircraftScheduler() noexcept;
+
+        template <typename T>
+        bool setSocketKey(const std::string& key, T entry) {
+            try {
+                this->m_socket->set(entry, key);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (std::exception&) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        void run();
+
+    public:
+        AircraftScheduler(const AircraftScheduler&) = delete;
+        AircraftScheduler(AircraftScheduler&&) = delete;
+        AircraftScheduler& operator=(const AircraftScheduler&) = delete;
+        AircraftScheduler& operator=(AircraftScheduler&&) = delete;
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Initializes the aircraft scheduler
+         * @param[in] configuration The current AMAM communication configuration
+         * @return True if the initialization is done, else false
+         */
+        bool initialize(const Communication& configuration);
+        /**
+         * @brief Terminates the scheduler connection
+         */
+        bool deinitialize();
+        /**
+         * @brief Checks if the scheduler is initialized
+         * @return True if it is initialized, else false
+         */
+        bool initialized() const noexcept;
+        /**
+         * @brief Receives a new scheduling message
+         * @return The new scheduling message or a nullptr
+         */
+        std::unique_ptr<aman::AircraftSchedule> receive();
+        /**
+         * @brief Returns the scheduling instance
+         * @return The system-wide instance
+         */
+        static AircraftScheduler& instance() noexcept;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index a274d71..c1d01c8 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ SET(SOURCE_FILES
 
 SET(SOURCE_COM_FILES
     com/AircraftReporter.cpp
+    com/AircraftScheduler.cpp
     com/ZmqContext.cpp
     com/ZmqContext.h
 )
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ SET(SOURCE_FILES_RES
 
 SET(INCLUDE_COM_FILES
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/aman/com/AircraftReporter.h
+    ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/aman/com/AircraftScheduler.h
 )
 
 SET(INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILES
diff --git a/src/com/AircraftScheduler.cpp b/src/com/AircraftScheduler.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b756da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/AircraftScheduler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+ * Author:
+ *   Sven Czarnian <devel@svcz.de>
+ * Brief:
+ *   Implements the scheduling notification
+ * Copyright:
+ *   2021 Sven Czarnian
+ * License:
+ *   GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)
+ */
+
+#include <aman/com/AircraftScheduler.h>
+
+#include "ZmqContext.h"
+
+using namespace aman;
+using namespace std::chrono;
+
+AircraftScheduler::AircraftScheduler() noexcept :
+        m_socket(),
+        m_receiverThread(),
+        m_stopReceiver(false) { }
+
+bool AircraftScheduler::initialize(const Communication& configuration) {
+    if (nullptr != this->m_socket)
+        return true;
+    if (false == configuration.valid)
+        return false;
+
+    this->m_socket = std::make_unique<zmq::socket_t>(ZmqContext::instance().context(), zmq::socket_type::sub);
+
+    /* configure the encryption */
+    if (false == this->setSocketKey(configuration.serverPublicIdentifier, zmq::sockopt::curve_serverkey))
+        return false;
+    if (false == this->setSocketKey(configuration.clientPublicIdentifier, zmq::sockopt::curve_publickey))
+        return false;
+    if (false == this->setSocketKey(configuration.clientPrivateIdentifier, zmq::sockopt::curve_secretkey))
+        return false;
+
+    /* connect to the server */
+    try {
+        this->m_socket->connect("tcp://" + configuration.address + ":" + std::to_string(configuration.portNotification));
+    }
+    catch (zmq::error_t&) {
+        this->m_socket = std::unique_ptr<zmq::socket_t>();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    this->m_stopReceiver = false;
+    this->m_receiverThread = std::thread(&AircraftScheduler::run, this);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool AircraftScheduler::deinitialize() {
+    if (nullptr == this->m_socket)
+        return true;
+
+    this->m_stopReceiver = true;
+    this->m_receiverThread.join();
+    this->m_socket->close();
+    this->m_socket = std::make_unique<zmq::socket_t>();
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool AircraftScheduler::initialized() const noexcept {
+    return nullptr != this->m_socket;
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<aman::AircraftSchedule> AircraftScheduler::receive() {
+    zmq::message_t message;
+
+    if (nullptr == this->m_socket)
+        return std::unique_ptr<aman::AircraftSchedule>();
+
+    try {
+        auto result = this->m_socket->recv(message, zmq::recv_flags::dontwait);
+        if (false == result.has_value() || 0 == result.value())
+            return std::unique_ptr<aman::AircraftSchedule>();
+    }
+    catch (zmq::error_t&) {
+        return std::unique_ptr<aman::AircraftSchedule>();
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<aman::AircraftSchedule> retval = std::make_unique<aman::AircraftSchedule>();
+    retval->ParseFromString(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(message.data()));
+
+    return retval;
+}
+
+void AircraftScheduler::run() {
+    while (false == this->m_stopReceiver) {
+        auto message = this->receive();
+        if (nullptr == message) {
+            std::this_thread::sleep_for(500ms);
+            continue;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+AircraftScheduler& AircraftScheduler::instance() noexcept {
+    static AircraftScheduler __instance;
+    return __instance;
+}