Should You Become an Aircraft Dispatcher?

If you’re interested in landing a job as an aircraft dispatcher, make sure you go to the best flight dispatch school around: Sheffield School of Aeronautics. There are some really great benefits to becoming an aircraft dispatcher. Beyond just money or insurance which we all need, aircraft dispatchers get a few perks for having the job. So without further ado, here are some of the great little extras you can expect when you become an aircraft dispatcher:

– Unlimited World Wide Flight Privileges – This usually includes the aircraft dispatcher and their family. That’s right jetsetter, you can travel the world and it’ll be free of charge. Though you spend all your time monitoring planes, that doesn’t exactly mean you like to be inside them. Give it a try, it’s free after all.

– Unlimited Cockpit Jump Seat Privilege – Almost all airlines, the big family that they are, will follow this rule. As an aircraft dispatcher, you are responsible for the safety of the entire flight, just like the captain. And as such you get the privilege and priority if you want to take the jump seat on a flight. Some airlines require that each of their aircraft dispatchers spend a minimum of 5 hours a year in the jump seat. Not a bad seat to have, not at all.

– The Works – The rest of the benefits come in the form of what you are probably used to. Medical, dental and all the trimmings. Of course that will vary depending on the airline you choose to call home.

If you are on the fence about going to flight dispatch school, maybe the above listed benefits will sway you one way or the other. As an airline employee you can bet that they take care of their own, and hey, the sky’s the limit!

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