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72601.02 – Flight dispatchers

Flight dispatchers authorize airline flights over assigned routes.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Flight dispatch assistant
  • Flight dispatcher

Core competencies

  • Decision Making to efficiently assess complex flight conditions, such as weather, aircraft performance and air traffic, to make timely, well-informed decisions
  • Monitoring to consistently track flight operations, aircraft positions, weather conditions and crew performance, identifying any deviations or potential issues in real-time to ensure safety and efficiency
  • Information Ordering to effectively organize complex data like flight schedules, weather forecasts and air traffic updates in a precise sequence
  • Selective Attention to maintain focused attention on critical flight data and communications over extended periods, despite frequent interruptions
  • Attention to Detail to precisely calculate flight data such as times of arrival and departure, fuel requirements and allowable take-off and landing weights
  • Knowledge in Logistics to understand flight planning, route optimization and coordination of air traffic and efficient and safe aircraft operations

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Analyze environmental conditions and assess aircraft for load and fuel capacity and other factors to determine flight routes
  • Brief flight crew before takeoff on weather conditions, status of navigational facilities and airports while on route
  • Co-sign flight authorization with aircraft captain
  • Monitor progress of flight and communicate as required with aircraft during flight
  • Delay or cancel flights if conditions warrant
  • Prepare and maintain flight plans, flight logs and other reports.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators (72604)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

7 – Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

72 – Technical trades and transportation officers and controllers

Sub-major group

726 – Transportation officers and controllers

Minor group

7260 – Transportation officers and controllers

Unit group

72601 – Air traffic controllers and related occupations

Occupational profile

72601.02 – Flight dispatchers

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