Originally Posted by
SonicFlyer
I assume you would have to live in base and physically show up to the Ops center every day for duty? No remote work?
Also, if one is an ATP 121 pilot, and they lose their medical, can they slide over into dispatch, or do they need to go work for a 135 or regional and work their way up to a legacy dispatch? Also are dispatchers unionized?
What is the pay range?
I too have thought about it as a plan in case I ever lose my medical.
Some airlines will hire their own employees before going to the street Fedex and Delta come to mind . But like any position you will start at the bottom working nights for a long time. Other airlines want experience in that role and tend to hire from the regionals . But top pay at the big 3 or 4 is close to 200k before OT .