Airline Jobs Updated 9/4/26
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Welcome to the North American Flight Control (NAFC) jobs page. Here, you can find different job opportunities at airlines around the United States, compensation rates for different airlines and interview preparation! We have posted additional sections for crew scheduling and operations management opportunities as well!
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Airline Dispatch Pay
Industry Compensation
Click on the link below to view a spread sheet of reported salaries of aircraft dispatchers from around the industry. Please keep in mind, this spread sheet is a 3rd party document and North American Flight Control LLC assumes no responsibility for its accuracy or correct valuations of salaries. If you have a questions about an airlines compensation, please contact the airline directly.
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Airline Dispatch Jobs
Flight Dispatcher - Alaska Airlines
Responsibilities
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- Brief crews during preflight and update as necessary regarding current weather, Notice to Air Missions (NOTAMS), field conditions, and airport facilities.
- Distribute flight plans and flight releases, reroute flights as necessary, and calculate appropriate fuel loads.
- Execute all assigned flight operations in compliance with Federal Air Regulation (FARs) and Company policy and procedures.
- Ensure the information necessary to perform flight dispatch duties is available and current at the start of each shift.
- Maintain operational control of assigned flights through effective flight monitoring.
- Monitor and update FLIFO.
- Initiates emergency procedures when necessary.
- Coordinates with all appropriate parties during irregular operations.
- Apply MEL/CDL penalties as appropriate.
Flight Follower -Kalitta Charters II
Responsibilities
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Job Summary:
The Flight Follower’s primary responsibility is to the safety of flight. Flight Followers are delegated authority by the Director of Operations to exercise operational control jointly with the pilot in command IAW 14 CFR Part 121 Supplemental rules. Flight Followers prepare and distribute domestic and international flight releases, runway analysis, and weather data in accordance with existing policies and procedures.
Functions/Responsibilities
- Monitor the status of planned and in progress flights from the point of origin to the final destination
- Release flights in accordance with all Kalitta Charters II applicable policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements
- Collect and disseminate weather and aeronautical information to the PIC by preparing flight plans
- Ensure all ground handling, deicing, fuel, landing/departure slots, and landing/overfly permits are in order before releasing a flight
- Identify, anticipate, and take corrective action to minimize actual/potential delays due to weather, scheduling, operations, crew legality, and maintenance issues
- Advise appropriate personnel of potential/actual delays and conditions affecting the safety of the flight
- Coordinate with Maintenance Control to ensure that MEL/CDL limitations or restrictions are evaluated and complied with
Lead Flight Follower -Grid Iron Air
Responsibilities
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Serve as the on-shift point of authority for the Flight Following team in the Directors’s absence, managing day-to-day operations and providing guidance, coaching, and on-the-job training to Flight Followers.
· Analyze, plan, brief, and conduct flight following for assigned trips — including routing, fuel planning, NOTAMs, weather, ground handling, and logistics — coordinating with the PIC on fuel, alternates, aircraft performance, and MEL restrictions.
· Execute and file flight releases, ensuring all required weather data, NOTAMs, airport analysis, and crew briefings on aircraft/mechanical status are complete and accurate; review releases prepared by team members for compliance.
· Monitor all flights in progress (departures, arrivals, diversions, ATC delays, mechanical/maintenance issues) and act as first point of escalation for irregularities, looping in the Manager or DO as needed.
· Maintain qualifications to conduct Flight Follower qualification training and competency checks.
· Support process development, documentation, and operational projects as required
· Coordinate with Maintenance Control on scheduled/unscheduled maintenance and irregular operations affecting aircraft routing.
Flight Dispatcher - Key Lime Air
Responsibilities
Apple Via their Linked In Job Offering
Key Lime Air Flight Dispatcher
We are a growing regional airline based at Denver International Airport with over 27 years of history in the aviation industry as a Part 121 and Part 135 air carrier. Our operations include cargo, private/VIP large cabin charters, and scheduled passenger service under our Denver Air Connection brand.
We operate a fleet of more than 30 aircraft, including Fairchild Metros, Dornier 328 Jets, Embraer E-145LRs, and an Embraer Brasilia. Our growth plans include the continued addition of E-145LRs to our fleet.
Location: Centennial Airport
Starting Salary: $24.00 an hour
Benefits:
Flight Dispatcher- ATI Airlines
Responsibilities
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- Prepares domestic and international flight releases in compliance with all FAA regulations and ATI’s specifications. Files flight plan with all necessary ATC units and confirms receipt. Provides Flight Crew, prior to departure and while in flight, with all information necessary for dispatching a flight including weather forecasts, airport conditions, navigational aid status, and NOTAMS.
- Determines fuel load.
- Calculates max payload. If there is a change in the “Max Payload” on a flight, notifies the Supervisor and System Control immediately
- In-flight monitoring and debriefing of each assigned flight. Before completing duty shift, ensures that all active flights have been properly passed to another qualified Flight Follower on the next shift, and that any delays or abnormal situations have been thoroughly communicated.
Chief Flight Follower - Northern Air Cargo
Responsibilities
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- Ensures Flight Followers are performing all aspects of their daily duties and responsibilities related to NAC’s services with a sense of urgency in a 24/7 operation environment.
- Ensures compliance with company code of ethics and policies such as anti-harassment and anti-discrimination.
- Maintains effective working relationships with Flight Operations, Maintenance, and Cargo Operations personnel and management during daily operations.
- Assists the Manager of Flight Following by fielding daily operational or technical concerns by Flight Followers, Crew Members, Crew Schedulers, stations, maintenance, and government agencies as it relates to the flight operations.
- Provides work direction in the absence of normal operating instructions.
- Ensures there is a contact and timely flow of information between Flight Followers and all other departments during daily operations.
- Distributes the daily workload evenly amongst the Flight Followers and assists by working flights when the Flight Follower is overwhelmed or performs the duties of the Flight Follower when required.
- Monitors the work schedule for adequate shift coverage and arrange coverage.
- Provides on the job training for initial flight followers and administers Competency Checks.
Flight Control Agent - Lynden Air Cargo
Responsibilities
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- Ensure all flight operations comply with Company policies, FAA regulations, and Operations Specifications
- Evaluate current and forecasted weather, route conditions, and airport facilities before releasing each flight
- Share critical operational information—such as weather, facilities, and services—with the Pilot in Command (PIC) to support safe decision‑making
- Partner with the PIC to determine when a flight release needs to be amended or canceled to maintain safety
- Apply working knowledge of aircraft Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL), performance limitations, and weight and balance requirements
- Keep Company departments and customers informed with timely updates on flight activity and status
- Work closely with the Crew Scheduling team to verify crew legalities and support accurate flight schedules
- Proactively report safety‑related concerns to supervisory personnel to help maintain a strong safety culture
Aircraft Dispatcher - GoJet Airlines
Responsibilities
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- Monitor the progress of flights. Remain constantly aware of location and status of all company aircraft
- Issue necessary information for the safety of the flight
- Cancel or amend (121) flights if, in the opinion of the Dispatcher or Pilot-in-Command, the flight cannot operate or continue to operate safely as planned and released
- Monitor the weather along flight routes, and dispatch aircraft and crews
- Will be knowledgeable of applicable CFRs, company policy and procedures, aircraft performance, limitations and characteristics which pertain to operational control of all Trans States aircraft
- Orchestrate irregular operations such as over-fly, divert repositions and/or maintenance ferry flight with Maintenance Control, Crew Scheduling and affected stations
Flight Follower- Western Global Airlines
Responsibilities
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- Update and maintain flight schedule database
- Monitors each flight with respect to the following:
- Departure of the flight from the place or origin and arrival at the place or destination, including intermediate stops and any diversions from the intended flight and/or route to be flown.
- Maintenance and mechanical delays encountered at places of origin, destination, and intermediate stops.
- Any known conditions that may adversely affect the safety of flight.
- Responsible for ensuring that the required data, as defined in WGA’s approved/accepted manuals, is prepared and provided to crewmembers prior to departure. This includes, but is not limited to, the required weather reports, NOTAMS, weight and balance, airport analysis, etc.
Airline Crew Scheduling Jobs
Crew Scheduling Specific Jobs
Crew scheduling plays an important role within an airline control center! Crew schedulers are integral to the airlines daily successes by sourcing crewmembers as irregularities impact the daily operation.
Crew Scheduler -Republic Airways
- Ensure compliance with applicable FAA regulations, Union contracts, and Company policies
- Assign all flights to a legal and qualified crew for an on-time departure
- Coordinate quick recovery of open flying due to irregular operations, crewmember call-offs, management removals, and legalities
- Anticipate operational disruptions and propose cost-effective solutions
- Implement time-sensitive decisions to solve disruptions to the daily flight schedule
- Coordinate with dispatchers and support departments to resolve operational issues
- Ensure changes to the published schedule are communicated to crewmembers in a timely manner
- Assist with on-the-job training of new hire crew schedulers
- Provide 24/7 support to Pilots and Flight Attendants by processing sick calls, trip trade and drop requests, general schedule inquiries, and other daily schedule modifications
Crew Scheduler - PSA Airlines
- Create and modify crew schedules to resolve all conflicts created by weather, maintenance, and crew issues by exercising decision-making skills that comply with all applicable FAA regulations, CBA, and company policies while using resources efficiently.
- Interact with crew members and process daily absences, operation reassignments, crew swaps, and crew movement
- Resolve flight crew legality problems and rest requirements based on appropriate regulatory and contractual requirements.
- Maintain the integrity of the flight schedule by ensuring all segments have been assigned to a legal crew.
- Provide a high level of attention to detail and precise communication to crew members about schedule changes.
- Build all open crew member segments into trips and cover for current day.
- Make last-minute changes to crew hotel reservations/cancellations and transportation arrangements, as necessary, during daily operations.
- Book crew members on deadhead flights when needed
- Monitor crew members check-in status to assure coverage
- Communicate with Crew Scheduling Coordinators, Dispatch Coordinators and Maintenance Supervisors regarding daily operational concerns to resolve any operational issues.
Crew Scheduler- Frontier Airlines
- Monitor and maintain federal legality and contractual compliance of flight crew member schedules for a 24 hour/7-day operation.
- Coordinate with other System Operations Control (SOC) personnel, Flight Operations and Inflight management to ensure a safe, efficient and cost-effective operation.
- Effectively communicate with crew members regarding federal regulations, CBA compliance, reassignments and accommodations.
- Assign uncovered flying in accordance with federal regulations, contract rules, crewmember qualifications and established company policy and procedure.
- Confirm monthly schedule integrity by processing flight crew member requests, leave of absence coding and required training events.
- Utilize multiple and varied software systems to complete assigned tasks.
Airline Operations Management Jobs
Ops Management Specific Jobs
Looking to beef up your resume with a leadership or Operations Management opportunities? Check out these jobs!
Dispatch Shift Manager - Frontier Airlines
Purpose of Position
- Manage daily maintenance of the dispatcher work schedule to include sick call coverage, shift trade processing, and overtime assignment in accordance with Company and Collective Bargaining Agreement policies, including management of adjustments in the payroll tracking system and approval of overtime.
- Maintain authority to ground any flight deemed necessary in the interest of safety or operational need.
- Oversee dispatchers in daily operations and act as focal point of Dispatch Resource Management to ensure positive flow of information within System Operations Control.
- Coordinate with the SOC Shift Manager while on duty and assist with the operation and execution of the daily flight schedule.
- Act as company liaison to Air Traffic Control, to include slot swapping and slot optimization for the airline.
- Coordinate with ATC System Command Center Tactical Customer Advocate to mitigate delays and other impact from terminal and airspace flow control programs.
- Maintain high awareness of system weather and Air Traffic Control concerns that may generate operational impact. Analyze the impact potential and develop recommendations to both the SOC Shift Manager and Dispatchers to minimize impact to flight operations.
- Actively monitor dispatch workload and desk balance of flight releases. Re-distribute flight workload as needed, particularly in times of irregular operations.
- Manage routine audits and quality control monitoring to ensure standardization and compliance of the Dispatch and Load Planning products.
- Supervise Aircraft Dispatchers in performance of their duties to include company policies, procedures, and Federal Aviation Regulations.
Dispatch Supervisor - Breeze Airways
Purpose of Position
Resource Optimization:
- Strategically allocate staff resources across departments to align with flight schedules and meet financial and operational goals.
- Ensure optimal staffing levels for each shift to maintain efficient operations. This may include working a dispatch desk in the event of temporary staffing shortages or during irregular operations at the discretion of management.
Desk Assignments and Coverage:
- Collaborate with the dispatch department to establish desk assignments and coverage plans for the upcoming day’s operations.
- Ensure adequate coverage during regular and irregular operations, adjusting as needed.
Performance Standards and Audits:
- Set clear performance expectations for coworkers by conducting release audits and fostering consistent delivery of high-quality service and products.
- Provide support and guidance to maintain exceptional performance standards.
- Will be qualified check dispatchers and will perform competency checks in conjunction with the dispatch training team.
Irregular Operations Support:
- Assist dispatchers during irregular operations by managing flight counts and ensuring adequate coverage, especially on high-flight volume days.
- Actively contribute to maintaining operational continuity during unexpected events.
Flight Test Dispatcher - Airbus
Purpose of Position
- Acts as the Flight Test team representative in scheduling meetings with MAP, Flightline, and Quality teams to include Delivery Center planning meetings.
- Manages schedule through TimeBox (Flight Test scheduling system) to maximize Flight Test support for A320 and A220 Flight Test activities.
- Ensures the information flow between SA Aircraft technical group and Production flight test team in Mobile.
- Resource planning and crew scheduling to include all stakeholders to efficiently provide support for A220 and A320 program’s flight activities requests.
- Coordinate communication between Production/Quality team/Engineering and Flight Test in regards to all support requests (to include airport operations and Airbus ground personnel).
- Tracking of crew qualifications and mission organization support requirements.
- Ensure equipment and flight test equipment is secured in a timely manner, using Click n Buy in coordination with Airbus SAS - Flight Test.
Charter Flight Coordinator - Alpine Air Express
Purpose of Position
The selected applicant will be responsible for but not limited to the following duties:
- Bidding for charter/ad-hoc routes with various customers
- Tracking airplane takeoff and landing times; monitor aircraft in flight using software tools
- Enhance safety of pilots by monitoring flights to ensure safe arrivals
- Fielding communication from pilots
- Logging flight information
- Entering flight information into flight following database, FlightDocs
- Observe safety and FAA regulations
- Additional duties as assigned
System Controller - Omni Air
Purpose of Position
- Oversee and coordinate all day-to-day airlines activities
- Coordinate flow of operational information to all departments and stations for use in planning
- Monitor, maintain and address issues with on-time performance, baggage handling, flight irregularities and caliber of service
- Responsible for airline recovery plans during times of disruption to the flight schedule and directing staff in irregular operations handling (diversions, cancelled flights, over-sale, delays, etc.)
- Analyze future airline operations and assign/route aircraft to ensure all operational needs are fulfilled
- Update and publish aircraft schedules communicated to the rest of the airline
- Communicate all aircraft movements to the customer, down-line stations, and throughout the company
Airline Operations Control Center Duty Manager-Sun Country Airlines
Purpose of Position
- Proactively and effectively manage the daily flight operations within the System Operations Control Center to ensure the daily operations are conducted in the most efficient manner, while ensuring safety and compliance requirements and customer satisfaction.
- Maximize utilization of our fleet and synergistic lines of business by coordinating with Crew Services, Dispatch, Maintenance Control, Maintenance Planning, Charters, and other stakeholders on cancellations, consolidations, special stops, delays, ferry flights, and other matters of day-to-day operations.
- Provide the tactical operational oversight necessary to achieve company determined safety, on time performance, and customer satisfaction goals.
- Monitor the short-term schedule to verify that the aircraft are routed in an efficient and effective manner based on route requirements and technical operation’s needs.
- Develop and implement disruption recovery plans during abnormal operations and delay situations, which are focused on safety, customer needs, and customer satisfaction.
Aircraft Router- Frontier Airlines
Purpose of Position
The Aircraft Routing (ARC) is responsible for routing the Frontier fleet in coordination with the needs of all operational departments. The ARC will maximize efficiency through the routing of aircraft to meet maintenance, crew, airport, weather and operational needs.
Essential Functions
In conjunction with and under the supervision of the Sr System Operations Control Mgr, the Aircraft Routing Coordinator will route the Frontier fleet of aircraft to meet all maintenance, crew, airport and operational needs.
- Initially assign and change tails assignments for all flights, adjusting all routings to maximize operational efficiency to the greatest extent possible.
- Coordinator fleet routing to meet all scheduled and future maintenance requirements.
- Manage day-of routing to maximize operational and on-time efficiency, including crew routing and connections, airport operations’ needs, to reduce delays to the greatest extent possible.
- Coordinate the movement and routing of all cancellations, extra sections, charter flights and any additional/unscheduled operations.
- Maintain constant communication with all operational departments regarding aircraft availability and needs.
Air Operations Controller- Amazon Air
Purpose of Position
- - Proactively monitor all aircraft movement activity to identify, address, and prevent potential issues
- Monitor all inbound/outbound customer package movements and escalate issues as required to protect the flight schedule
- Develop and execute effective service recovery plans as necessary
- Liaise with AIR's air carriers, ground handlers, and other service providers to help facilitate on-time operations
- Continually assess and communicate the operational status of all assigned flights and/or gateways
- Review, analyze, and monitor present and forecast weather conditions for all assigned areas of operation
- Partner with all stakeholders to resolve irregularities, disruptions, cancellations, extended delays, or other impactful issues
- Escalate significant issues to NCC Air Operations Managers for visibility and resolution
- Monitor and manage AIR network capacity
- Monitor and manage capacity of ULDs and bags across the AIR network
Senior Manager SOC Operations- Frontier Airlines
Purpose of Position
- Ensure that all Frontier flight operations are conducted in a safe manner, compliant with all applicable FARS, contractual obligations and company procedures.
- Assist Sr. Director, System Operations Control with command-and-control of day-to-day operations.
- Monitor all flight and operational activity, coordinating and implementing recovery plans as necessary. Manage irregular operations strategic planning and communications.
- Examines and recommends changes to improve the quality and efficiency of the operation. Creates, communicates and executes operational plans aimed at preventing disruptions.
- Manage revenue-based decisions, including cancellations, downgrades and significant delays which result in passenger disruption.
- Monitor daily performance. Facilitate briefings and communication for senior management and all operational groups, advising of significant problems/issues jeopardizing operational efficiency. Acts as liaison to senior management regarding day-to-day operations.
- Provide effective leadership within SOC, promoting all corporate and operational objectives.
- Responsible for supervising SOC managers, insuring the proper execution of their assigned duties.
Part 135/91 Job Opportunities
Part 135/91 Job Opportunities
We're excited to also share Part 135 job opportunities! Under Part 135, based on federal regulations you won't be utilizing your aircraft dispatcher certificate, however many Part 135 operators desire candidates that do have a FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate.
Flight Controller- Wheels Up
- Ensure all crewmembers are accurately briefed or re-briefed of any and all duty assigned by Wheels Up in accordance with the Wheels Up Flight Control Operations Manual, Flight Operations Manual, Company Operations Specifications, Company Policies and Procedures, Federal Aviation Regulations, and department guidelines.
- Exercise Operational Control of all Wheels Up flight activity; ensure that all appropriate Company and regulatory requirements are met for each flight before trip authorization.
- Ensure the safety and legality of each flight operated on a Wheels Up aircraft.
- Ensure required trip sheets and all other trip documents are sent to and received by the appropriate crewmembers.
- Ensure all required customs, immigration, international handling requirements, or foreign government regulations and requirements are met for every flight segment.
- Responsible for the accurate and timely flight following for the Wheels Up fleet and the efficient
dissemination of such information to Client Services, Crew Scheduling, Revenue Management, - Maintenance, and all other interested parties.
- Responsible for obtaining, monitoring, tracking, and disseminating any operational restrictions to daily operations including, but not limited to NOTAMs, TFRs, noise restrictions, FBO hours of operation, and airport capabilities.
- Responsible for proactively monitoring weather and air traffic control status and any other possible schedule interruption to Wheels Up Client Services, Crew Scheduling, Sales, Revenue Management, Maintenance Control, and all other interested parties, as necessary.
Flight Tracking Specialist- FlexJet
- Conduct flight following/locating for all flights.
- Verify each flight’s departure, enroute progress, and arrival against scheduled times.
- Communicate schedule changes, delays/diversions with each GCC group and the OS/CAM Department.
- Monitor crew duty/rest and flight time limits to ensure compliance with 14 CFRs.
- Submit Duty Period Extension worksheets on the Interactive Duty Extension page in Skynet as applicable to the Flight Department for review.
- Observe applicable safety policies and procedures.
- Report hazards/ incidents via the Incident Reporting system.
- Monitor crew member airlines and other positioning transportation.
- Monitor RADAR, respond accordingly, and relay relevant information.
- Monitor ATC EDCT programs.
Flight Controller- Tropic Ocean Airways
- Schedule flight crew to ensure adherence with company and FAA regulations regarding currency and flight/duty limitations.
- Schedule all aircraft for charter, scheduled service and maintenance.
- Monitor the progress for each flight.
- Stay informed of current weather conditions and associated rescheduling needs.
- Keep appropriate company personnel advised of flight progress as required.
- Remain current on available resources and training to facilitate an effective scheduling operation.
- Work closely with maintenance, guest experience, and VIP departments.
- Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays in situations of unexpected scheduling events such as weather or maintenance issues.
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