Question of the Month - FAA approval
Q: Are there FAA-approved dispatcher schools located outside the USA?
Although there are claims on the Internet that such an FAA approval exists, the legal answer is NO.
One FAA-approved school in the U.S.A. posed this question to the FAA in Washington D.C. and this was the response:
A: "The bottom line, since we do not have the FAA resources to support and provide oversight /surveillance for a school outside the U.S., we cannot approve a school outside the U.S."
This reply was from the FAA-Washington D.C. - October 31, 2000. It appears that an "FAA approval" was issued prematurely without the appropriate coordination with Washington D.C.. FAA approvals are also subject to renewal and FAA licenses are subject to revocation or suspension for retesting purposes. Select your school wisely.