Apply for Aircraft Flight Follower Dispatcher job at Kalitta Charters
Apply for Aircraft Flight Follower Dispatcher job at Kalitta Charters
Posted: 2016-12-23
The Flight Follower acts as an agent for the Director of Operations and ascertains that each flight under his or her direction is released in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulations and the General Operations Manual. The secondary function of the Flight Follower is to convey the customers needs and act as a coordinator between Maintenance Control Crew Scheduling and Flight Crews. The Flight Follower’s primary responsibility is to the Safety of Flight. Additional duties and responsibilities of the Flight Follower include but are not limited to the following 1. Ensures all flights are operated safely and in compliance with Code of Federal Regulations CFR General Operations Manual Flight Operations Manual Flight Following Manual and other Federal State and corporate directives and policy letters as applicable. 2. Coordinates with Maintenance Control to ensure the aircraft status will permit the intended operation to be conducted safely and in accordance with applicable directives at the scheduled departure time. 3. Coordinates with crew scheduling to ascertain the crew legality status with regards to flight time and duty limitations. 4. Obtain international over fly and landing permits as well as completing all TSA and Customs requirements such as Customs notification Gen Dec e-APIS and or CANPASS. 5. For the departure destination and each alternate airport A. Determine airport status for each airport at the ETA considering factors such as curfews PPR’s TFR’s runway and approach aid availability. B. Review and apply aircraft performance data Runway Analysis including penalties for weather phenomena and deferred maintenance items. C. Ensures that all ground handling services parking deicing fuel and landing departure slots are in order as required. 6. Assembles and interprets text weather graphic charts and NOTAMs from approved sources. 7. Generates computerized flight plans and release setting forth the conditions under which the flight may be conducted applying restrictions to route of flight flight level MTOW MLW fuel load etc. as necessary. 8. Determine enroute requirements considering such issues as Drift-Down and ETP’s when required. 9. Identifies anticipates and takes corrective action to minimize actual potential delays due to weather scheduling operations crew legality and maintenance problems. 10. Provides Flight Crew with a comprehensive briefing of planned flight and make any revisions deemed necessary by Pilot in Command. 11. Disseminates flight release and related documentation to the appropriate aircrews within established time limits. See Kalitta Charters at www.kalittacharters.com for the most up to date information regarding employment information.
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