Job Description of a Dispatcher**| **Frequently Asked Questions**|

Online Initial Application**|**Class Schedule for 2002**|**Student Lodging**

The best dispatchers can only be trained by an airline.

Falcon Air Academy, Inc. is the best training program on the market today. We have taken the art of training Aircraft Dispatchers to a new level. We call it the "integrated approach". 

We don’t believe in the standard way of training Aircraft Dispatchers, using only textbooks and a single aircraft, with simple problems. That approach leaves much to be desired. A dispatcher that is trained this way is unprepared for the work environment a dispatcher is suddenly thrown into after school.  Our approach is simple; we train our students as if they would be graduating our class, then walking right into our dispatch center to work. 

As a school embedded within an operating FAR 121 Flag/Domestic airline, Falcon Air Express, Inc., we have the unique ability to train using actual situations, and multiple aircraft.  This will produce a student who has already seen how complex a normal workday at a Dispatch Center can be. 

We feel that the "integrated approach” produces dispatchers who make confident, informed decisions that will inspire the confidence of their peers from day one.

We use the "integrated approach”  for two reasons. First because the graduates will be ready to walk into any dispatch job knowing full well what to expect, and how to handle the tough situations with confidence. Secondly, when positions are available, students can graduate from class and be hired immediately by Falcon Air Express.  Falcon Air Academy, Inc.  graduates always get preferential hiring status with Falcon Air Express.

 

LEARN FROM CURRENT AND QAULIFIED CAREER AIRCRAFT DISPATCHERS.

The best way to learn something is from people who actually do the job everyday. Students at the Falcon Air Academy, Inc. will get to see the whole process in motion at the Falcon Air Express Global Headquarters Dispatch Center, where they spend time with certified dispatchers handling real flights.

Standard Dispatch courses cannot offer this valuable experience, nor can they give the student the feel of what the job will be like. Working in an operating dispatch center exposes the student to real life situations better than any classroom assignment could ever do. There is no way to effectively simulate the chaos that surrounds delayed flights, weather holds, and actual aircraft emergencies. How much would you trust a pilot who had only flown the plane your on in the simulator?

Our instructors do more than just teach dispatchers; they are all current and qualified Falcon Air Express, Inc. dispatchers. Some of our instructors are also Falcon Air Academy, Inc. graduates.

At the Falcon Air Academy, students learn to use the tools of a dispatcher, one of which is Dimensions International’s Flight Explorer (shown here). Flight Explorer tracks flights from information relayed to it from Air Traffic Control radar from around the world.

Students will also become familiar with the David R. Bornemann Associates, Inc. Information Systems for Airlines products, including FlightTrac Plot, and Eagle. These products are used by more than 40 airlines worldwide, and their products are becoming the standard in aviation. What better way is there to train than on products your future employer will more than likely be using?

The Dispatch profession is a rapidly growing field. The aviation community is growing so fast that beginning in the year 2001 there will be a shortage of dispatchers. This shortage will greatly benefit students of the Falcon Air Academy, who may have a job waiting for them before they even graduate. We invite companies to interview our students on campus. Falcon Air Academy also enrolls every student in Airline Employment Placement Service” (A.E.P.S.), which is a well-known aviation industry resume database. A.E.P.S. allows employers to post their job openings, as well as search for new employees in the database.

 

What does a dispatcher do?

 An Aircraft Dispatcher is much like the man behind the curtain in The Wizard of Oz”. The Dispatcher is the one behind the scenes, making things happen.

The Dispatcher is the one who, hours before the flight crew gets to the airport, is already planning every possible outcome of the flight. They then choose the safest, most expedient, and cost effective way to get passengers, or cargo, from point A” to point B”.

Planning a flight takes more than just desire to get there. Dispatchers have been extensively trained in the areas of Meteorology, Regulations, Aircraft performance, Air Traffic Control Procedures, and Emergency Situations.

Before the flight moves off the gate, the Dispatcher, and the Captain of the flight must jointly decide that the trip can be accomplished safely. The Dispatcher and the Captain share the responsibility for the safety of the flight.

The Aircraft Dispatcher is a licensed airman certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration.

From the American Dispatch Federation (ADF) website

 

 

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