When you think of a flight, you probably picture the pilots in the cockpit. But there is a second captain on every single commercial flight, and they never leave the ground.

They are Flight Dispatchers.

Before a plane ever leaves the tarmac, a dispatcher has already spent hours analyzing weather patterns, calculating fuel loads, and mapping out the safest, most efficient route. In fact, by law, a flight cannot legally take off without the joint signature of both the Captain and the Flight Dispatcher.

If you love aviation, thrive under pressure, and want a career where you literally command the skies from a high-tech control center, flight dispatch is your ticket into the industry.

Did You Know? Flight dispatchers and airline captains share equal responsibility for the safety of a flight. It’s called operational control, and it makes dispatchers one of the most respected roles in aviation.