Flight Dispatcher
Also known as: Flight Operations Officer · Flight Dispatch Officer · FOO
Plans flights with the crew — route, fuel, weather and load — and monitors them from the operations centre.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
A flight dispatcher works in an airline's operations control centre and shares responsibility with the captain for planning each flight safely. They prepare the route, fuel and load plans, check weather and notices to airmen, brief the crew and track flights in progress. The job is shift-based and ground-based, and suits CPL holders who want to stay close to flying.
- Prepare flight plans, fuel and load figures
- Brief crew on weather and NOTAMs
- Monitor flights and handle disruptions
- Ensure plans meet DGCA rules
How you get in
CPL holders and CPL ground-subject passers already cover much of the dispatch syllabus. Most still complete a DGCA-approved flight dispatcher course and then airline-specific training and checks before working independently.
Salary in India
Salary data isn’t added for this role yet. When it is, every figure points to its source.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Flight planning and performance calculations
- Weather and NOTAM interpretation
- Decision-making under time pressure
- Clear radio and phone communication
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition3
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Sc (all subjects) graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field3
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Sc (all subjects) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- A ground role; it does not add flying hours.
- Next roles: senior dispatcher, operations controller, or crew scheduling and planning roles.
- Shift and night work are common; openings depend on airline expansion.
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