Flight Dispatchers Daily Work Duties, Outlook for Employment and Benefits 

#blessed to have MarkieD be there to support us from the beginning!!!

Thank you Katelyn...congrats on going to IFOD. Please let us know if we can answer other questions. We are here to help.

How did IFOD go? I am looking to go, did you take the 5 week course day/night? @Katelyn Snavely

@@brettkeller5071 how was IFOD.

That’s wonderful to hear!!! 👂 good luck and Im sure you’ll do great and we will be happy to help where we can

Thanks for sharing that’s unreal Keith.Was that before deregulation or after?

Thank you so much Anna-Sophia. That means a lot and thanks for watching.

you will just need to know basic math. Nothing crazy. Technology has helped the job immensely as a lot of the math is now done by computer thankfully.

Glad to hear it you are welcome

Yes, I wouldn’t say they are the majority BUT in my training class there was a guy who was hired at 50. And others have been in their mid 40s.

Yes James we will be working on it. Thanks for your support and feedback and we are super excited to hear that you are on your way. We are really proud of you!

Hey there Azamat. Yes international students can be dispatchers. I was in class with a girl from Korea. You can have a work visa. But if you wanted more information, I encourage you to go to the website www.dispatcher.org/

Hmmmm just what they give you when you go to class. The books and study manuals should be provided to you

The job outlook? Well right now a lot of the airlines are hiring due to the fact that they are replacing demand from the older dispatchers who may have taken a retirement buyout due to COVID. So it is not a guarantee with COVID that they will keep hiring, I am optimistic though. If the airlines keep flying at their current rate, and COVID slowly disappears I would expect them to continue to hire. Remember many dispatchers didn’t start as a dispatcher, they may have started as a crew scheduler or a part time ramper and had their certificate. A lot of times rcompanies want to see you have some experience working within an airline. I hope that helps.

@@piphastings6734 Thanks. I signed up for the classes (a lot of it is online) and am working on it now. I am at age 44 and after being a field service tech for a large company for 20 years I'm just honestly burned out with my career. Additionally they recently sold out to a larger conglomerate company and its just not getting any better if you know what I mean. Ive always been an aviation geek and wanted to be a part of the operations so this fits the bill. My wife laughed at me cause I showed her some of the stuff I have to learn and she said "that sounds like its right up your alley!" lol. I'm enjoying it so far and the school has a job board and told me to go ahead and start applying. We live nearby Lunken (KLUK) which is a fairly large executive and charter type airport and am about 25 miles away from CVG where there's massive cargo expansion happening with DHL, Amazon, etc. along with a plethora of airlines and regionals so hopefully it comes to fruition when I'm done. Seems to be a lot of opportunities locally at least in my area.

There is not flight computer required for a dispatcher exam

Thanks so much for the compliment. That's a great question. From my perspective, no. Because as a dispatcher you would be focused on the computer screens and at your desk. So I think it would be an ideal fit. The only other thing to think about is ensuring that you would be able to fit in the jumpseat with seatbelt and all. Because you have to ride in the cockpit for 5 hours each year for your recurrent training. Go for it. Feel free to ask us any other questions you might have. We are here to help.

@@piphastings6734 I really appreciate your response. This is definitely a career I’m interested in. I feel like the jump seat situation shouldn’t be too big of an issue. Keep the videos coming, thanks so much!

We have dispatchers at some of the worlds largest regionals that have dwarfism. You are fine.

Thats a great idea and I will see what I can put together!!!

Sorry I didnt see this comment. What we mean, the airlines in the United States are composed basically of Regionals and Majors. Regional airlines are smaller airlines, smaller jets and basically where people get there start in airlines...kind of like the equivalent to minor leagues. When you move up to a major, its like the big leagues and they have larger jets and better pay. Hope hat helps.

Well I did work for Envoy Air and also I did work for Breeze Airways but no longer work there. Now looking for a new job. I'll let Morgan answer where he works if he wants.

I’ve already given Morgan a hard time for not doing a video yet I may have to do it solo

Important to know your regulations in regards to weather. When is it legal to launch, but overall weather. Also learn a little bit on the background of Envoy. Weather is huge! Know how to read a metar and TAF. And have a good understanding of how to read an approach chart. It might be a good idea to also know what FROPA(Frontal Passage) means. I think they throw it in for fun. Good luck! Let me know how it went!

Know your weather! Know how to read a METAR and TAF. Know the basics on an approach chart, minimums etc and I think they always like to Throw in the FROPA(Frontal Passage)cause it’s old school 😁. Also talk about why you love dispatching. Good luck let me know how it goes

Well typically that depends on seniority. I started out with 4 days, and then once you complete your first year it was two weeks. That tends to be pretty standard but it depends on policies for each company. My company, once you get enough sick hours accumulated, you can cash them in for extra week of vacation which typically takes about 5 years.