Dispatch abroad?

[Commander1]

Hey, i've been working as an aircraft dispatcher for about 4 months with Aviance and love it, but I was wondering if its easy to obtain an FAA dispatcher license and how does it go with job prospects even if you are married to a citizen?

Does the same apply for Canada?

Cheers

[Ocean's Edge]

In Canada, you will be required to complete two generic written exams with Transport Canada, one on meteorology one on operations. These two exams are pretty much the equivalent to, and the questions are taken from the ATPL written exam data base.

Once you have your exams, you will undergo a minimum of 3 months on the job training with the airline that hired you. You will then undergo an on the job check either with a Transport Canada inspector, or a company appointed and transport approved check dispatcher.

Your license will be company specific, and you will be required to undertake new company specific training and a new check if you move companies.

Recurrancy training and checks are required yearly.

Job prospects are pretty good, especially in the entry level regionals - they're all hurting for licensed people and are short staffed right now. They won't help you obtain work permits however, you must be already legally allowed to work in Canada

[Commander1]

Hey is it better for that kind of work in the USA or Canada?

Just curious which country had a better quality of life?

[Chooch]

Suggest you watch the movie 'Bowling for Columbine' if you want to find out which of the two is a better place to live...:cool:

[Panama Jack]

Hey is it better for that kind of work in the USA or Canada?

Just curious which country had a better quality of life?

Guess that depends what you expect in life, and were you want to live.

I would consider living in a place like New York to be hellish, but Phoenix or Seattle would beat living in a place like Toronto or Winnipeg any day, and not only by a small margin.

Vancouver is a pleasant large city, but because it has the most pleasant climate in Canada, is also overpriced and IMHO, over-rated.

Suggest you watch the movie 'Bowling for Columbine' if you want to find out which of the two is a better place to live...

Isn't that a little bit like judging Britain based on videos of Football fans/hooligans or teens in London out on a bingedrinking Friday night?