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“I am a graduate of the Sheffield’s Dispatcher Program. I have been a Captain-Part 121 Airline, Certified Flight/Grnd Instructor, and FAA Designated Check Airman and Sim Instructor (Part 121). From my experience I would rate Sheffield School as outstanding in their field.” PT
PT“Eric Morris is one of the most if not the most knowledgeable and experienced authorities on Aircraft Dispatching in the United States. He strives constantly to make the industry better.” DH
sidebar DHGood afternoon Eric, I wanted to reach out to let you know that training at (airline) is in full swing and I couldn’t be happier that I chose Sheffield. My classmates, while very smart, definitely had subpar training and that has been very evident. I have waited to write a full scale review of the […]
Attending Sheffield School benefits airline new hires in preparation for airline training“Your school has offered me an incredible advantage in the Dispatcher job market.” D.K.
D. Kircher“Sheffield School of Aeronautics is a highly recognized and respected organization throughout the airline industry. They only produce the highest quality of graduate…” P.W.
Sidebar PW“now that I’ve been in an indoctrination class with students from other schools, I know I made the right choice with Sheffield.” Kindest regards, A.R.
All schools are created equal?! yeah…sure ;)“These men represented the highest caliber of professionalism and integrity. The education I received from these gentleman has afforded me to be gainfully employed while having the opportunity to use the education received, all over this country, and more than a few others.” WG
sidebar wg“I entered my profession, with more knowledge and information than dispatchers who have been practicing their craft for more than ten years. Not only has Sheffield provided a top notch education, but they have also instilled in me the confidence to succeed.” A.Z.
Sidebar AZ – Student Testimonial“As a graduate of the aircraft dispatcher program at the Sheffield School of Aeronautics…My training was intense and thorough and furnished me with the requisite skills for performing my current job as a Flight Dispatch Supervisor.” N.S.
Sidebar NS“Their reputation of excellence amongst the industry is second to none. Sheffield School of Aeronautics should be seen as the standard of how it can be done and how it should be done. I was hired at a major airline with no dispatch experience.” A.Z.
Sidebar AZ” I have received 4 (job) offers…many of the interviews I have gotten have been because of my “pedigree”…going to Sheffield. I am amazed at the respect your school has….I am honored to be a graduate. Thank you for all the work you ..!”
Testimonial – J. Ganci“I am so glad they are like this because it made me a better dispatcher and I really appreciate their high standards. I would highly recommend Sheffield to anyone who is willing to study hard and is serious about obtaining a Dispatcher Certificate.” MC
MC“While touring my company’s dispatch department before I had my license our OCC manager pointed out that 7 of the 10 dispatchers on shift had come from Sheffield. The overall consensus was that Sheffield grads were able to hit the ground running as they were better prepared.” K.O.
Sidebar K.O.“This school came highly recommended by multiple past students and EVEN OTHERS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS. Reputation is fantastic from multiple companies that I have worked for.”
A. – September 2020“After receiving my certificate, I joined a class of 4 experienced dispatchers for Part 121 initial training. Without experience, my preparation at Sheffield enabled me to become active at the same time after the initial training.” PR
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Sheffield provides real-world training with real-world tools. In addition to comprehensive manual flight planning instruction, our students have access to computer flight planning, weather retrieval, live traffic monitoring, and industry-used publications and charts! This system allows our graduates to be the most prepared for airline interviews and beginning their next journey into Airline Operational Control training.
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Sheffield School offers a much greater quantity of graduate and airline testimonials than all other schools combined. Considering the vast number of Sheffield graduates within the workforce and our direct job assistance, graduating from Sheffield typically results in more career opportunities.
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To all our Sheffield graduates, supporters, and incoming students:
Thank you again for all of your loyalty and support over the years. As you may already know, Sheffield plans to cease our normal FAA certification training by the end of 2025. We may or may not continue on as consultants or pursue direct airline training. I wanted to assure all of our graduates and incoming students that we plan to continue providing support in the form of job notices, free online refresher, technical support, course updates, resume help, etc.. for at least through 2026 and likely thereafter in a limited manner. We shall keep our web site and social media outlets up for a while as well. Eric M. – President
Update: November 28, 2025
Sheffield School of Aeronautics is no longer conducting FAA Aircraft Dispatcher certification training – we have retired from that specific type of training; however, we are currently endorsing Flight Dispatch Network (FDN) as a highly reputable alternative school for training. Please visit https://www.flightdispatchnetwork.com for information.
Established in 1948, our aircraft dispatcher school in Florida has trained thousands of people from around the world on getting their FAA aircraft dispatcher license.
Did the ACA interview today. Went well. Went down to see (dispatch manager) at ACA today. Before the interview I was asked to take a 4 page written test. Cake walk. Some questions seem like they were supposed to be trick questions, but they weren’t all that tricky if you read them carefully enough.
Followup!
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 19:57:46 -0500
To: “Eric Morris” <[email protected]>
Subject: Employment
Hi Eric,
Just wanted to let you know that I scored a job with ACA. I start Dec. 1st.
I also wanted to thank you, Scott (he was an exellent instructor), Katja,
and Brett.
Thanks again!
M.B.
M.B.
In the end, both airlines extended an offer and I am very happy and excited to report I’ve accepted the offer from Endeavor… So now here I am, living in Minneapolis and just completed day 2 of initial training. In fact, my start date at Endeavor is exactly 1 month following graduation from Sheffield.
These past couple months have been very exciting for me since moving back from the Netherlands and I can’t express how happy I am that I chose Sheffield as my launch pad into this new endeavor (pun intended). Side note – ‘CP’, also a “Sheffielder”, is here at Endeavor as a sector supervisor now.
Thank you for providing a thorough foundation of knowledge, I feel well prepared to enter this next phase of learning and enjoy an exciting new career ahead!!
Best regards,
J. Wyatt
JW – Endeavor Testimonial
It has been four months since I completed the Dispatcher’s course at Sheffield and two months now since I received the actual License.
I was amazed at the way your syllabus is setup, all the course study teaches you exactly what it is one needs to know to become an effective Aircraft Dispatcher…
On staff you also have a team of very professional people that knows their stuff, I commend Ruben for the patience that he exercised daily with those that for some reason felt that the most reputable dispatch school in the world should be spoon feeding them. And my oral with Brett was the best, he made me feel so comfortable and confident that the answers to his questions kept flowing and believe me, he knows how to ask them. Even Michelle was so pleasant and friendly while setting up the ADX that it made me feel relaxed.
I just wanted to let you guys know that I enjoyed every minute of Sheffield and would be joining the list of persons that highly recommend you. Please relay my heartfelt gratitude to your team and (eventually one day) I will be sitting in on one of your classes for a refresher (training.)
Regards,
Peter Ferreira
Peter Ferreira
I just wanted to write you again and thank you for the quality training that I received at your school.
In November of ’98, I graduated from Sheffield and two months later began employment at Big Sky Airlines in Billings, MT. After getting signed off to release aircraft on my own I wrote you a letter thanking you. I still enjoy visiting your site and reading the excerpt you used from that letter.
Today I have even better news. On January 3, I was promoted to Dispatch Manager of Big Sky Airlines. Overseeing 6 full-time dispatchers, two full-time crew schedulers, and over 30 flights daily with over 100 trip segments is something that only Sheffield could have prepared me for.
I just have a hard time putting into words what a truly awesome and challenging experience this last year has been. Almost every day we are challenged by weather, reroutings, crew conflicts, MEL and DMI issues. The dispatch team here works on these issues together to formulate the best solution to each situation. The main reason we work so well as a team is that we are almost 90% Sheffield Alumni.
Thanks again for your training and for providing me with such a well prepared team of dispatchers.
James Broin Accelerated Course Graduate
James Broin
A.A. – Oct 2006
Cheers to Brett and Eric and hats off to their amazing program…
A. R.
A.R. Testimonial
I hope this email finds you well.
Last weekend I’ve finally received my Dispatcher License!
I would like to take the opportunity to say thank you, especially to you, for being patient with me during online phase and also to Mike, he is doing a great job.
Please pass my regards to the whole Sheffield Team, everybody there made this stay a enjoyable time away from home.
If you guys need anything from overseas please let me know, I’m glad to assist you.
With best regards from Unterhaching,
Kind regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen
M.Z.
Director Ground Operations
MHS Aviation (Germany)
MZ – MHS Aviation
Once again, thank you for that awesome learning environment you create. I enjoyed every day spent in the class (and outside of course J).
Please give my regards to … all the crew!
Best regards,
A. Belyakov
IKAR
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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Alexander Belyakov
I want to thank you all for everything that you did for me during my stay at Sheffield. I especially want to thank Brett and Scott for doing an outstanding job with the class. Brett for his great work with all the class material and Scott for a great job instructing. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I arrived, but soon realized what all the hype was about. I was told throughout the 4-week course that the material and methods of instruction would prepare me for anything I would come across in the real world. Although it has been almost five months since I graduated, I have landed the job of my dreams. This month I accepted a job with Southwest Airlines in their Dispatch department. I called months before the interview and tried picking the brains of anyone I could about the position and what other candidates in the past had trouble with during the interview. They were telling me things such as reading NOTAMS, WX maps, and TAFs. I told them that I felt very confident in the education that I received at Sheffield. I did open my “large green Dispatch bible” that I received from you all and proceeded to read through it again. Although I was very critical and harsh on myself after the interview, I apparently did very well. I know that came from the type of instruction that I received at Sheffield. The course definitely prepared me for anything and everything that was thrown my way in the interview.I’m very excited and felt like I needed to thank you because you made it possible. I always have and continue to recommend Sheffield to anyone that I know that might be interested in a career as a Dispatcher.Thanks again,Christian L. Mann4-Week ClassJune 2004
Christian L. Mann
Quality Flight Dispatcher Training
Due to the quality of training that Sheffield School of Aeronautics has to offer, we are contacted frequently to be the sole trainer of various airlines. We have provided training for some of the largest and smallest airlines, giving us a wider variety of experience than any other flight dispatcher school in the world. We have offered aircraft dispatcher training for Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, South African Airways, Federal Aviation Administration, ICAO, Korean Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and numerous Dispatch Control Centers on every continent. View our massive airline customer list!
Experienced Staff
Our school’s owners, president, examiners, and instructors have accumulated decades of experience in all aspects of aviation. This experience includes aircraft dispatching, airline initial, recurrent, and transition training, airline transport pilots, air traffic controllers, aerospace engineering, performance analysis, meteorologists, etc. This cumulative experience helps facilitate the learning process.
Employment Assistance & FREE Training/Tech Support
At Sheffield School of Aeronautics, we believe in not only training our graduates, but actively assisting them in their job search. Along with our aircraft dispatcher courses, EACH of our graduates will receive a unique ID and password to enter our employment opportunities section as well as our interactive online refresher training sections. Hiring managers can even access our student/grad resumes online, if desired!
Our aircraft dispatcher school will also answer technical questions from our graduates that may arise during a work shift as well as assist airlines in rewriting dispatch procedures. This total commitment is the reason that we have consistently been the premier aircraft dispatcher school in the business for nearly 74 years and why we are universally respected in this industry.
Our recent April-May 2018 Graduating Class!
A Dispatcher Program Designed With Your Future in Mind
As an FAA approved knowledge testing center, we will train you to not only meet but exceed FAA standards. After our students graduate, they are a part of Sheffield School of Aeronautics for life, not just the couple of weeks they were here. We believe in providing quality and service to our students. Because of this standard, we assist them in their career endeavors, push them to a limit they may have never been before, and give them the confidence to help them sustain their success within the airline industry. Our testimonial pages are overflowing with proof that our dispatcher programs are an absolute authority on airline dispatcher training. Whether you are a motivated individual with no prior aviation experience, or an individual with an airline seeking the aircraft dispatcher certificate, our objective is to provide you with the educational tools, confidence, and problem-solving skills necessary for Operational Control.
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Sheffield School of Aeronautics Welcomes You!
We welcome you to attend (or visit) our aeronautics school in beautiful Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and experience the education, housing, student assistance, and school location that are unparalleled for aircraft dispatcher schools.
Join the team that has the longevity, reputation, and stability to not only help you earn your aircraft dispatcher license but assist you throughout your career. THOUSANDS of students have made the correct decision – and so can you! Join the team that airlines prefer to hire (not fire) due to our “above standards” approach to training.
“Just wanted to let you all know that I’ve accepted an offer for Flight Superintendent with Delta Air Lines and I’m very thankful for the thorough training you all provided! You definitely run a top notch course there and it certainly helped me get the position with them. I’ve given many recommendations to attend Sheffield and will continue to recommend you all moving forward. Keep up the great work and thanks for everything! Hope all is well with the staff there!” B.D.
Our aircraft dispatcher school welcomes individuals with no aviation background, individuals with minimal aviation experience, private pilots through airline transport pilots, air traffic controllers, meteorologists, baggage handlers, construction workers, ex-military, active duty military, football coaches, engineers, flight attendants, doctors, dentists, operations personnel from around the world, flight followers, assistant dispatchers, ambulance drivers, actors, insurance salesmen, hundreds of FAA & ICAO-sponsored students, as well as graduates of other schools, etc. Our flight dispatcher school welcomes anyone who is highly motivated. We respect our students for choosing a training facility that still believes in the hard work required to earn a dispatcher license.
Feel free to call our dispatcher school (1-800-843-8289) or request a color catalog along with a full-size color brochure which includes many other job and school details. You can also view our aircraft dispatcher course catalog!
“While the cost of training is a factor which must be considered, the true cost is found in the quality of the product. For this very reason we chose Sheffield. Their experience and commitment to quality in all phases of instruction is unequaled.” Hank Echols – (fmr) Director Flight Control-July 2000, (fmr) FAA Aviation Safety Inspector
“After detailed research, Delta Air Lines selected Sheffield School as our exclusive teaching facility for initial Aircraft Dispatcher training. Ron Morris and his staff have the experience and expertise to deliver the superior product that Delta demands.” Frank Shea – (fmr) Director of Flight Operations & Chief Dispatcher Delta Air Lines
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