Whats the best part of being an Airline Dispatcher?
Once you do the job for a few years, even the unusual and bizarre things seem routine. You know how to do the job. You know the parameters. Even though each day is different, it’s ok, because you know that you can handle it. You get to know the other guys and gals that you work with (because you’ve worked with them all for the past decade or so). You all know each other like brothers and sisters. It’s great. When all hell breaks loose, you know exactly who you’re working with, and that together, you’ll all make it work. It’s exciting and challenging mentally. Some days are awful, but you make it though somehow. During the day, you had a lot of flights divert because of severe weather, or ATC delays. You dealt with dozens of phone calls, Captain weather briefings, broken airplanes, terrible weather, icy runways, slush corrections, turbulence, ATC re-routes, and general mess. At the end of the day, you walk out the door, and leave it all behind. No briefcase, no homework, no nothing. The
