Flight Ops is a great job to be in - I work for a charter carrier as an ops controller and it invariably fluctuates between boring days and great days, but for those with an interest in aviation and lacking the necessary to actually fly, its an involving and interesting alternative. Most airlines do stipulate some background in the aviation/airline business however - I started off doing office admin for a year. Recently been on an Operations officer course run in Bournemouth, and the differences in the various airlines/operations controller job roles and equipment seems to vary greatly.