Swiss International US DX Posting

Great company and job honestly. Not a 121 but 129 so definitely different there in that it’s all on the pilot and not joint. Start with planning shifts which is about 5-6 flights a day and helping with customer airline packages/crew briefings. Then once you get that down move to the inbound desk sending acars to the LX, SN and a bunch of customer airline crews giving them the normal info for enroute/arrivals and helping with holding and diversions when it happens. Total of 4-5 weeks in Zurich for training with weekends being free so you can wonder around Europe if you want. 15 days PTO with the holidays you get and other days totals to about 5 weeks off and they try to compete with jetblues starting pay they are right below it after the 6 month prob period not including bonuses.
 
Intheclouds11 said:
Great company and job honestly. Not a 121 but 129 so definitely different there in that it’s all on the pilot and not joint. Start with planning shifts which is about 5-6 flights a day and helping with customer airline packages/crew briefings. Then once you get that down move to the inbound desk sending acars to the LX, SN and a bunch of customer airline crews giving them the normal info for enroute/arrivals and helping with holding and diversions when it happens. Total of 4-5 weeks in Zurich for training with weekends being free so you can wonder around Europe if you want. 15 days PTO with the holidays you get and other days totals to about 5 weeks off and they try to compete with jetblues starting pay they are right below it after the 6 month prob period not including bonuses.
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Several of our hires from the last major hiring boom in 2023 were from Swiss and they were all solid. Spoke highly of working there. I heard they raised the pay to get close to ours so they’d lose less dispatchers
 
Intheclouds11 said:
No CASS since international but yes a ton of ZED the cheapest US carriers are United (Star alliance) and JetBlue and the lc carriers at around 30-40 with the others being close to 60. Downside every flight with the company is considered international so have to pay taxes on them all
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If flying in Europe on Swiss and/or Lufthansa are the non-rev benefits similar to those of carriers in the US? I ask because my partner works at a Major in the US so we have flight benefits covered here. If we could also have non-rev benefits over there without ZED and still work in the US, seems like a pretty good deal and a good company at that from what I see here.
 
cavuforu said:
If flying in Europe on Swiss and/or Lufthansa are the non-rev benefits similar to those of carriers in the US? I ask because my partner works at a Major in the US so we have flight benefits covered here. If we could also have non-rev benefits over there without ZED and still work in the US, seems like a pretty good deal and a good company at that from what I see here.
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I would say yes on that and anyone can fly jumpseat (cockpit included) as well on swiss not just you. Swiss is part of the Lufthansa group so any of those four airlines with the soon to be addition of ITA you get the same perks on them lower on the totem pole than their employees but higher than everyone else if that’s what you are asking and I understood your question right.
 
Since the job portal is in German, will you need to know some German for the job?

Also, are there any other foreign carriers based in the United States that has a dispatch office?
 
DeltaJulietTango said:
Bear in mind: the cost of living in New York City is of no comparison to almost anyplace else in the country...and working at an airline at JFK requires mastery of commuting via transit.

It's not for the weak of heart (or pocketbook.) Living in the city and working at JFK is expensive.
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You don’t need to live in NYC. Most of us (at B6) don’t live in NYC
 
Bobbyhill said:
Crash pad?
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My understanding from friends that have worked at B6 is that a lot of them live in the suburbs and take the metro into the office. I'm sure a good amount also drive and park nearby or at the office but cannot say for sure as I personally haven't been there.
 
I'll chime in and second every post so far regarding NY costs: There is an art to the commute and it really is a second job in and of itself. As others have said, most people around JFK or LGA, or even EWR, don't live nearby. Yes, there are crashpad communities, and those are easily accessible through Facebook or groups there. Some folks come down from Connecticut on Metro-North, and then backtrack on the Long Island Railroad or the MTA. Just remember, it adds up.

While it's been noted this is FAR 129 OPS posting, it is also heavy jet and ETOPS experience and that seriously is worth the eyebrow raise when thinking "But it's New York," and otherwise dismissing this right away.

Give it some thought. And good luck! (We're all counting on you.)
 
Burrito said:
I'll chime in and second every post so far regarding NY costs: There is an art to the commute and it really is a second job in and of itself. As others have said, most people around JFK or LGA, or even EWR, don't live nearby. Yes, there are crashpad communities, and those are easily accessible through Facebook or groups there. Some folks come down from Connecticut on Metro-North, and then backtrack on the Long Island Railroad or the MTA. Just remember, it adds up.

While it's been noted this is FAR 129 OPS posting, it is also heavy jet and ETOPS experience and that seriously is worth the eyebrow raise when thinking "But it's New York," and otherwise dismissing this right away.

Give it some thought. And good luck! (We're all counting on you.)
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Surely you can't be serious.
 
Overall, it's a good company to work for. They will fly you to Zurich for training, and the instructors were great when I went through. The company puts you in a nice hotel, and you have weekends free to explore Zurich. Your bread and butter will be ETOPS planning on the widebody fleet ( A333, A343 & B77W) so if you have never dispatched before you will learn a lot! No CASS but you can fly anywhere in LX J class which is really nice.

The pay has been improved to be competitive with B6 in the first year but I don't know if that holds up by year 5.

It's part 129, not 121, which is the biggest negative. Two years at LX will not make you competitive vs. a dispatcher with two years at the regionals, but that is something to think about.

All the JFK dispatchers live within driving distance of the office and the schedules are not commuter-friendly from what I remember.

Overall a great place to start if you're from the NYC area.
 
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