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Flight Operations Management

What is Flight Operations Management Program? Why Should I Study?

Flight operations specialist (flight dispatcher) is the qualified staff who has a valid license approved by the civil aviation, who plans and implements the flight operation, monitors and controls the flight, informs the flight crew at the request of the responsible pilot or where necessary, transmits the emergency information to the required units. Flight dispatcher is one of the most responsible and best paid airline professions responsible for ensuring the planning, implementation, monitoring, management and control of all types of civil aircraft in accordance with national and international civil aviation standards. It is a highly respected task that shares the responsibility of the flight with the captain and is the brain of the office airline worked for.

What are the characteristics that those who want to study in Flight Operations Management Program should have?

• To be interested in aviation,
• To have an analytical mindset,
• To have effective communication skills, 
• To take responsibility and take control when necessary,
• To put safety first,
• To be calm and approach problems with a solution-oriented approach,
• To adapt to diverse working hours,
• To be inclined to teamwork and cooperation.

Why should I study Flight Operations Management Program at Cappadocia University?

In order to become a flight operations specialist, it is obligatory to have a DGCA approved dispatcher license in addition to the associate degree diploma. Flight Operations Management program developed by our vocational school is Turkey's first dispatcher training program, and the only program authorized by DGCA.

At the current point of modern technology, our university provides online and real-time education in computer environment by using all possibilities provided by the technique and provides its students with a similar setting in which they will work after graduation during their student life.

The trainings are not carried out in a virtual world, detached from the real market and real world, but in a realistic ground and infrastructure that will allow them to adapt quickly to work after graduation.

What do the Graduates of Flight Operations Management Program Do? What are the Job Opportunities?

Graduates can find employment in the dispatch/OCC offices of the airline companies, in the airline companies (passenger - cargo), in representation/surveillance companies or in terminal operations.