Where exactly can a dispatcher work?

LTDXER said:
Uh huh............Drive up and down ALL the streets in Sorrysota........THEN tell me its paradise......Your observations are most selective......and miss the true poverty of the area
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Poverty is everywhere. I see it here. There are good areas and bad areas... I haven't lived anywhere in this country or overseas that I haven't seen the same thing.

It's all good. I still love it here and especially love the beaches.

And you still despise it.

Glad some things never change! What ever would we do with you if you came over to the dark side?!? Lol... ;-)
 
90 degree summers and -40 degree winters...good thing it's an inside job! The job would definitely be interesting considering the bulk of their fleet are radial engined.
 
MAK49 said:
90 degree summers and -40 degree winters...good thing it's an inside job! The job would definitely be interesting considering the bulk of their fleet are radial engined.
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It would be nice if you liked the outdoors (hunting/fishing/camping/etc.) Pretty remote though. I don't even know if there's a highway to Fairbanks. Definitely see if they have travel benefits!
 
There is. The Parks Highway (we don't use numbers up here, since there's not that many highways) runs from Wasilla up to Fairbanks. It's about a 330 mile drive from Anchorage to Fairbanks.
 
I am planning to get my dispatch license early next year and I was just wondering what the hiring market is looking like nowadays? From what I read in older threads, the industry had a lot of movement. Is that still happening and do you anticipate it continuing to happen? I know I might not be lucky enough to get a job right out of training, but I would definitely like to get a job relatively soon!
 
kgolden said:
I am planning to get my dispatch license early next year and I was just wondering what the hiring market is looking like nowadays? From what I read in older threads, the industry had a lot of movement. Is that still happening and do you anticipate it continuing to happen? I know I might not be lucky enough to get a job right out of training, but I would definitely like to get a job relatively soon!
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Right now it's hotter then a chili fart. My opinion is we are reaching the end of this current surge though. My guess is by the end of next year the majors will be staffed up and the regionals (that survive the next 18 months) will have backfilled. Then we will be back in a "lull" for a while, though as always there will be some limited movement to cover typical attrition.
 
pljenkins said:
Right now it's hotter then a chili fart. My opinion is we are reaching the end of this current surge though. My guess is by the end of next year the majors will be staffed up and the regionals (that survive the next 18 months) will have backfilled. Then we will be back in a "lull" for a while, though as always there will be some limited movement to cover typical attrition.
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So do you feel like if I finish my training in February or March of 2016, I will still have a good chance of getting a job?
 
kgolden said:
So do you feel like if I finish my training in February or March of 2016, I will still have a good chance of getting a job?
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Well, trying to bet on job availability in the airlines is a lot like betting on sports. You can make an educated guess, but until the time comes, you just don't know the results. I will say this though, and this is true whether the market is hot or cold... If you want a job in dispatch, you can find one. It might take a few weeks or even a few months, but if you keep making the phone calls, keep sending the resumes, and you have the right attitude, you WILL find a job. Not all applicants are created equal in this industry. Make yourself remarkable and you will get where you want to go.

So in direct answer to your question, yes, you have a good chance of getting a job. Whether one will fall into your lap or whether you have to pound cement to get it is the question.
 
pljenkins said:
Well, trying to bet on job availability in the airlines is a lot like betting on sports. You can make an educated guess, but until the time comes, you just don't know the results. I will say this though, and this is true whether the market is hot or cold... If you want a job in dispatch, you can find one. It might take a few weeks or even a few months, but if you keep making the phone calls, keep sending the resumes, and you have the right attitude, you WILL find a job.
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Just think of all that free time as an opportunity to catch up on all the beer drinking you didn't get to do in dispatch school.
 
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