Hi all,
I am an Air Traffic Controller at Skopje Airport in Macedonia (LWSK). I am thinking about switching to an Airline Dispatcher career. The reason for this is that I am about to move to US as I received my permanent resident status recently. I can not seek employment with the FAA as they only hire US Citizens, and I wll become one after 5 years. By that time, I will be over 31 yrs of age, so I will not meet the age requirement. So the only thing that I can think of doing, that's close to my working experience, is Airline Dispatcher. The schools that I am looking at enrolling for the ADX course are Sheffield or IFOD. I will probably go to Sheffield, based on what I've read on internet and on this forum. So can you guys share your experience with regards to getting hired by an airline, what salary am I looking at (I also would like to ask if someone can e-mail me the starting salary list that was on WDFF) and what are the chances of getting picked up after I get my licence. Would that starting salary be enough to pay the bills and support the family of 3?
Well, thanks for any sugestion you guys may have, and looking forward to dispatch with you.
Cheers,
ATC@LWSK
I am an Air Traffic Controller at Skopje Airport in Macedonia (LWSK). I am thinking about switching to an Airline Dispatcher career. The reason for this is that I am about to move to US as I received my permanent resident status recently. I can not seek employment with the FAA as they only hire US Citizens, and I wll become one after 5 years. By that time, I will be over 31 yrs of age, so I will not meet the age requirement. So the only thing that I can think of doing, that's close to my working experience, is Airline Dispatcher. The schools that I am looking at enrolling for the ADX course are Sheffield or IFOD. I will probably go to Sheffield, based on what I've read on internet and on this forum. So can you guys share your experience with regards to getting hired by an airline, what salary am I looking at (I also would like to ask if someone can e-mail me the starting salary list that was on WDFF) and what are the chances of getting picked up after I get my licence. Would that starting salary be enough to pay the bills and support the family of 3?
Well, thanks for any sugestion you guys may have, and looking forward to dispatch with you.
Cheers,
ATC@LWSK