Aircraft dispatchers: The invisible crew members keeping your flight on schedule

The role of an aircraft dispatcher is one that many people may have heard of in one form or another, but few have a deep ...
Aviation Week

Skyplan Aviation Academy To Offer Flight Dispatch Training

DUBAI—Skyplan Aviation Academy is offering professional flight dispatcher training in a just-launched competency-based program that meets ICAO, GCAA and UAE-approved standards. Skyplan Aviation ...
Aviation Week

TATV Spotlight: Skyplan academy – The future for flight dispatch

UAE-based flight planning and dispatch specialists Skyplan Services was at the MEBAA Show in Dubai to unveil its new flight dispatchers’ training school. The Skyplan Aviation Academy (SAA) is set to ...
The Nation Newspaper

Flight dispatchers seek parity on working conditions

Flight Dispatchers Association of Nigeria (FLIDAN) is requesting that Flight Dispatchers’ type-ratings be stamped on their licenses to enhance accountability and safety, that mandatory logbooks for ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Local course trains people for well-paying job 'nobody knows about'

CINCINNATI (WKRC) – They are well-paying jobs and there are tons of openings, but few have the qualifications needed to become flight dispatchers. Tim Marshall is out to change that. For the past ...
The Nation Newspaper

Exposed: How dispatcher’s error caused flight diversion to Asaba Airport

Fresh facts emerged on Wednesday, November 29, on how a wrong code sent by one of the Flight Dispatchers in United Nigeria Airlines resulted in the diversion of a Lagos/Abuja -Flight NAU 0504 to Asaba ...
Ainonline.com

Skyplan Gives Regional Flight Dispatch Training Shot in the Arm

Its courses will enable professionals from as far afield as the CIS, India and Africa to obtain training and refresher courses. Muhammad Sami, president and CEO of SkyPlan Services, is overseeing the ...