flight dispatcher

noun

A person designated by an aircraft operator to control and supervise flight operations and to assist the pilot in command with flight planning, briefing, monitoring, and the safe conduct of a flight.

Similar
aircraft dispatcherflight operations officer

Meanings

nounflight dispatcher (plural flight dispatchers)

plural flight dispatchers

  1. aeronauticsA person designated by an aircraft operator to control and supervise flight operations and to assist the pilot in command with flight planning, briefing, monitoring, and the safe conduct of a flight.

    Synonyms: aircraft dispatcher, flight operations officer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person designated by an aircraft operator to control and supervise flight operations and to assist the pilot in command with flight planning, briefing, monitoring, and the safe conduct of a flight.

Similar
aircraft dispatcherflight operations officer
Cite this entry
APA

flight dispatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20dispatcher

MLA

“flight dispatcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20dispatcher. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flight dispatcher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flight%20dispatcher.

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