London Calling,
Re your desire to obtain the FAA Licence.
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Firstly I did not understand all of your queries - however reading between the lines a bit - it seems that you may be underestimating the course and the undertaking for the Dispatcher Licence.
It is a long ,serious ,rigorous and expensive course - in parts akin to a ATPL theory.
The course has a mandatory 200 hours of instruction with most schools doing 250 hours instruction - ie about 6 weeks -this is followed by 40hours of on the job training - then licence is issued. The FAA does not give these licences out easily !
Suggest you contact Carol Culver at Flight Safety
[email protected]
Flight Safety will promptly send you an info pack with full facts and syllabus.There are other schools in USA who train dispatchers - but Flight Safety would look good on any CV ??
The FAA Flight Dispatcher Licence is well regarded in the international aviation world.
However - there will be soon a European Dispatcher Licence via EASA.
It is rediculous that over the years the UK CAA have not put in place a CAA dispatch syllabus and licence requirements.
There has been a lot of pressure to both JAR and now EASA from European airlines to have a recognised European dispatchers licence - so any day / no year !?? - we will have new licence to aim for.
Good luck with it all.