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“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 wanted to tell you I got the job offer from Expressjet, and start next month! I think a couple others from class were hired as well. It just shows the Sheffield reputation when I see graduates from other schools complaining that they can’t get an interview – I wasn’t even back home to Minneapolis […]
Dan Gustafson“If you want to be the best, first you need to be trained by the best!” P. Hill
P.Hill – DHL” 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. GanciGood 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“This was an amazing class! Always interesting! It was like drinking from a fire hose, but I have never enjoyed a course more than this one. Thank you for a great 5 weeks & EWINS!” R.S.
R.S. Testimonial – 5-weeks & EWINS“As a graduate of Sheffield School of Aeronautics I am a firm believer that I received the most thorough and well thought out aircraft dispatcher training available. I owe my position in the industry to Sheffield School of Aeronautics.” BF
Sidebar BF“Your school has offered me an incredible advantage in the Dispatcher job market.” D.K.
D. Kircher“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
PR“I am a month into my new job at a airline coming out of reorganization, and am helping the training department by referencing the excellent and up to date course book provided to all Sheffield grads.” RW
RW“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“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.“Being that half my new hire class dropped out over the course of training, I can confidently say that Sheffield helped to prepare me for the real world.”
GT – abridged testimonial – school selection matters“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“Going to Sheffield prepared me for the real world challenges of Aircraft Dispatching. I certainly believe that the method Sheffield used is one not only for success in a real world career, but also one that prepares students to correctly dispatch aircraft.” T.Z.
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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.
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Anonymous – May 24th, 2012
First I would like to thank you for the great education I received at Sheffield. It has really helped out tremendously. Less than two weeks after getting home from Sheffield I got a job offer from Gojet Airlines for a dispatcher position and accepted it! I have finished the class room portion of training (Sheffield prepared me really well for it) and am currently doing the on the job training and scheduled to do my comp check at the end of April. Thanks to Sheffield I feel really prepared for my job ahead. Hope all is well in Florida.
Thanks again,
Austin N.
January-February 2015 Class Graduate
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Austin N.
This is Tim Krehl from the July ’96 graduating class. I have taken too long to write this thank you for helping me get into my career. I have had great success since Sheffield; first with Comair, then on to TWA where I am currently working. I can’t believe it has been 2 years already, but I really enjoyed the classes and can’t say enough of your professionalism. I have always said that I attended Sheffield because I believe it to be the best school out there. Again thank you all.
Sincerely,
Tim Kreh
Tim Kreh
Just wanted to let you know how its going at Air Wisconsin. I finished classroom training earlier in the week and am now doing desk training. Its going great…The systems have been easy to pick up. You will also be pleased to know that my classmate in initial training was also a Sheffield Grad…Its a great operation up here, and Sheffield definitely helped us both succeed. Anyways, back to work. Talk to you soon.
R.M.
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation
R.M.
If you are a Sheffield graduate, it is like the Harvard school for Dispatcher, I had so many offers, many doors will be open, it is fantastic.
They build now a huge Dispatch office at Leipzig, we have than Boeing 757, Airbus 300 and for the old Airbusses, we get Boeing 767! Great!
My new Supervisor was also at Sheffield! If you have a FAA license and you are from Sheffield, you have a very good reputation. I will start now in a classic Dispatch, and I am hired as an Flight Dispatcher, this is what I wanted, I will learn a lot.
The training with you and Jordan and Brett was great – we had here in Europe very bad wx, but due to Sheffield Training I had control of my fleet, I cannot change the wx, but I can adjust the fuel requirements, redispatch, amendments, and provide a very good Pilot briefing! You see the difference between having a license or not. Good for me!
All the best,A. Wiencke
A. Wiencke
I will ask them about the landing limit (regarding a technical issue that arose.) Thank you for responding to my question. I must compliment you on your ability to teach the course. I feel very prepared and knowledgeable in my training at ASA. As soon as I get through this “initial training,” I plan on writing you a formal letter complimenting Sheffield and your excellent ability and qualifications as an instructor. Please feel free to use it for a reference in your website.
Thank you for everything.
D.R.
D.R.
I am writing you just to say that yesterday I received my Flight Dispatcher licence and I would like to say thank you very much. All those days in your school have been very long hours of study, working under pressure and feeling nervous before the exams but at the end, when you receive the licence at home I feel very proud to be one of your school’s students.
Again, thank you very much. I have learned a lot of interesting stuff about aviation and looking it back, I enjoyed it.
Greetings for all school’s staff.. from a former student.
Best regards,
Jose A. Leranca
Jose A. Leranca
Just wanted to let you know that I have just accepted a position with Horizon Air as an Aircraft Router…..I start on Nov 2nd……..This is a great opportunity for me because I will be the Flight Control Manger’s right hand man and the position is viewed by some as a stepping stone into a Flight Control Manger position…
Take Care,
Andrew A.
Andrew A.
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you and your staff at Sheffield for the wonderful training I received. I came into your school having no formal background in aviation and I left with training that has afforded me the chance to go anywhere in this field. Your staff of instructors are top-notch, and are well known in the aviation industry. I had over 12 interviews and job offers around the country and every interview I went on I was told that they called because they saw I was trained at Sheffield. Sheffield is a very respected name in this business. I especially would like to thank Eric. He made the course not only interesting but fun. His experiences in the field added an insight into what we as dispatchers could expect. This is a very exciting career and I am certainly glad I chose to enter this field when I did.
I have been working for Universal Weather and Aviation almost six months and I work with six other Sheffield alumni. I have been exposed to more aircraft in this job than I probably would ever be anywhere else and I dispatch aircraft to places that I never imagined people flew to. I love what I do and enjoy the people I work with. What more could anybody ask from a job? Thank you again for the training that got me in the door and hired.
Yours Professionally, James “Dusty” Miller, 1996
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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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