Airline Ops

[sluczka]

Hi all,

Have been following things on pprune for a while, but still new to posting thing!

I have recently returned from the States where I passed my FAA Dispatcher Licence exam, and now looking for a job in an airline ops department.

Have looked and am registered on aviationjobsearch, ukoma, and airline websites direct. Just wondering if what I'm doing is correct or is there anywhere else I should be poking my nose into?

Any feedback or help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thanks

Stepan

[desertopsguy]

Doesn't the school you went to have a job placement service?

Flight global can be a good source of info on who is hiring too..

You'll have to check the job sites often as not many employers go fishing there for candidates...

Your first gig may be hard to land..get your CV in tip-top shape..

Be flexible and you'll be fine...

Good luck

[sluczka]

Yeah they do, but they only really have vacancies for airlines in America.

Will give Flight global a go, see where that gets me. Had an interview with Titan, but unfortunately didn't get position, and very rarely does anybody offer feedback. Such is the way though.

Thanks for taking the time to reply deseropsguy, it's appreciated!

[Inspecthergadget]

I don't understand the reasoning behind why you would want to get an FAA Dispatchers licence to work in a UK Ops department. As far as i'm aware it's not a recognised licence in the UK. Did someone suggest getting such a licence?

Of course should you wish to work in Europe (that's the land across the English channel) then many airlines ask for such a licence but generally recruit locally so it's worthwhile learning a language.

My advice to you is as follows
1. Spice up your CV keeping to the facts. Companies want to know your experience & interest in Aviation. If you're a bus spotter don't mention it.
2. Write to every airline, air taxi operator, biz jet operator explaining how keen you are on joining their company.
3. Don't listen to any comments on this board about such and such a company as most are just plain jealous that you've got so far and in 99% of cases it'll be doom & gloom.

Most important of all be positive. You will get what you want eventually.

Good luck!!!!

[desertopsguy]

I think the fact that you've gone and spent some of your own cash (about 8,000USD after the course, flights, accomm and daily's), not small change by any stretch, shows any prospective employer that you are serious. It's easy to sit at home and take a year long, outdated, distance learning course that costs £600.

Regardless of the UK not licencing ops staff right now, the bulk of the knowledge you aquired in the US would stand to you in any ops room.

If you insist on landing your first job in the UK then you might be in for a wait. If personal circumstances allow then you should consider overseas posts as well to get that vital 'first foot' in the door.Keep an eye on the M.East / African and SE. Asian carriers.

A point worth noting on having the FAA licence in the UK and elsewhere... EasyJet used to send their ops staff to the US for FAA training, not sure which school they use though or if they still do. Also, KLM sends their people to Sheffield School in Ft Lauderdale and have had a long standing partnership with them.

Inspecthergadget is right, alot of ops bods are bitter n' twisted and stuck in a rut, going nowhere in a haze of never ending swing shifts for the past 20yrs. Not knowing what they don't know, they vent on pprune (just like the pilots) and are the worst ones to listen to.

You took a step in the right direction.

Best...

D.O.G