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Difference between flight operation officier and flight despatcher?

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Question added by MOHAMMED AL RIYAZ DIWAN MOHAIDEEN , Senior Software Engineer , Inswell IT Applications Private Limited (Infinite)
Date Posted: 2017/09/24
Buwet Junadar
by Buwet Junadar , Sales Manager , Citi - Singapore

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Juan Carlos Redanez
by Juan Carlos Redanez , C-130 Aircraft Technical Service Advisor , Centerline Services LLC

Flight Operations Officer job is wider than Flight Dispatcher, what is a specific role in airlines that employs staff and give them responsibilities depending of their capabilities and experience in General Aviation and Aircraft Technical knowledgement.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Flight Dispatcher is doing nav, performance, weight&balance and other calculations and info related to specific flight for the crew. 

Flight Operations include activities within the given task like refueling, air cover, paratroops deployment or coordination with other participants in Air Ops.

Asifsalam Abdulsalam
by Asifsalam Abdulsalam , HSE Safety Officer , Hamad bin khalid Contracting

flight operation officer is responsible for safe running of their airlines each day, responsibility of flight dispatcher is also considered same that is to ensure safety of flight, maintain airline safely, ensure efficiency in operation, planning route map or flying path.

FOO and Flight Despatcher are the same thing. Their Job Is to manage the operation of the flight such as flight plan, crew despatch briefing and managing the operation of the aircraft in specific route.

Jimmy  Jr. Magdamit
by Jimmy Jr. Magdamit , Senior Engineer for Flight Technical and Compliance Standards , Skypasada, SEAIR, Philippine Airlines, Patts College of aeronautics

It is the same, flight despatchers are also called as flight operations officer in our country (Philippines)

HOSSAM AHMED MOSTAFA AHMED MOSTAFA
by HOSSAM AHMED MOSTAFA AHMED MOSTAFA , FLIGHT DISPATCHER , NILE AIR

FLIGHT OPERATIONS OFFICER Flight Operations Officer is a person who performs operational services or all duties related to Pre Flight (preparation), such as establishing performance for limited weights, interpretation weather and NOTAM Flight Planning, Crew Briefing. In Flight (Flight Watch) and Post Flight(debriefing)

 

Robert Brady
by Robert Brady , Director of Ground Operations & OCC , Confidential

A flight operations officer is generally responsbile for the coordination and confirmation of services and resources in support of an aircraft operation. A flight dispatcher is technically qualified and responsbile to calculate fuel, route and aircraft performance requirements as part of the flight planning support support provided to flight crew.

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