Where do Airline Dispatchers work?
Airline Dispatchers work in the airline’s System Operations Control Center. Most S.O.C. Centers are operational on a 24 hour around-the-clock basis. Airline Dispatchers are employed by an airline and work in the Operational Control Centers. Dispatchers manage the daily operation of the airline. Some airlines have flights operations on a global scale, with hundreds of aircraft, and thousands of crew members. Dispatchers coordinate all functions of the airline, and have the authority to cross all organizational lines. The Operational Control Center serves as the airlines’ nerve center. All decisions which affect the airline’s operation are made here. Airline Dispatchers are responsible, in joint agreement with the Airline Captain, for flight planning, route selection, altitude selection, fuel load requirements, aircraft legality, and complying with U.S. federal aviation regulations. FAR 121.533 states that both the Airline Captain and Dispatcher are held jointly responsible for the safet
