Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference: Schedulers and Dispatchers Do It All
Schedulers and dispatchers are at the heart of any flight department operation, and to do their jobs effectively they need well honed organizational, customer relations and accounting skills, among others.
Schedulers and dispatchers are at the heart of any flight department operation, and to do their jobs effectively they need well honed organizational, customer relations and accounting skills, among others.

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There’s a flight department job that requires knowledge of airports and fixed-base operations, general aviation rules and regulations, aviation weather, Customs and TSA regulations, fuel prices and analysis, aircraft maintenance scheduling, flight log entries and another four or five dozen specialized tasks. It’s not that of chief pilot but it describes schedulers and dispatchers (S&Ds), whose daily responsibilities include many tasks similar to those of pilots and duties as diverse as driving airport shuttles, arranging catering, planning meetings and handling department accounting.

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