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The international dispatcher position is responsible for the international operations trip/flight planning and flight following for aircraft conducting International flight operations.

The flight dispatcher must have a strong knowledge of company procedures, aircraft performance, applicable aviation regulations, national flight requirements as they relate to international flight authorizations and company operating procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The international flight coordinator and dispatcher’s duties and responsibilities consist of but are not limited to the following:

• Responds to requests of charter department and flight crew for international trip support services
• Ensuring aircraft, crew and passengers have all necessary equipment, documents, visas and any other entry requirements by concerned states/regions
• Ensures that all airports and routes are operationally suitable and meet company requirements
• Setting up ground handling, in accordance with client preference, appropriate facilities(weight restrictions, parking, aircraft servicing, hangarage, etc), and economical and efficient ground handling
• Obtaining all overflight/landing permits, and slots, in accordance with all regulations in an expeditious and economic manner
• Flight following/monitoring/timely relay of movement messages
• Maintains knowledge of aeronautical navigation systems, charts, airspace, air traffic control, aircraft performance, AFM, MEL, aeronautical communications and publications and maintains a current operations library
• Coordinate trips with all relevant authorities, i.e. customs, immigrations, airport and civil/military authorities
• Ensuring fuel is being arranged and fuel releases relayed in a timely manner
• Preparing/disseminating complete flight briefings for flight crew
• Advises ops control manager, charter department, flight crew of international flight operations restrictions
• Other duties may be required, as needed