Job Description

Job Title: Flight Dispatcher

Department:

NMC

Location:

RedQ, Sepang

Employment Type:

Full-Time (Shift-based, 24/7 Rotational)

Job Summary

The Flight Dispatcher is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant planning and monitoring of all company flights. This role involves flight planning, weather and NOTAM analysis, coordination with flight crews and air traffic control, and active management of any operational disruptions to maintain schedule integrity within safety and cost constraints.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure

safe and legal flight planning

for all company flights, considering payload estimation, MEL/CDL, ETOPs requirements, and operating environment factors. Prepare

Crew Briefs

in a timely manner, including flight plan filing, weather, NOTAMs, and other relevant operational information.

Monitor and update

the Operations System and Flight Following System to ensure accuracy and real-time tracking. Maintain

weather and NOTAM watch

, alerting flight crews to any relevant changes.

Escalate and alert

any unexpected deviation or loss of aircraft tracking through the Flight Following System. Monitor

ATC slot times

and explore reroute options for delays exceeding 15 minutes, including active input at A-CDM airports. Manage

flight plan delays and ATC slot revisions

in the event of program disruptions. Provide

timely recommendations and adjustments

to the daily aircraft program to support regulatory or optimized planning. Execute

disruption recovery planning

and communication to maintain schedule integrity within safety and cost constraints. Review and escalate

take-off and landing performance limitations

as required.

Monitor and manage flight-specific actions

to improve safety and operational efficiency, including total payload planning.

Desired Skills & Experience

Bachelor's Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in

Airline Operations, Airport Management, Hospitality/Tourism/Hotel Management, Logistics/Transportation

, or equivalent. Must hold or have attended an

Initial Flight Dispatch Course

or possess a

Flight Dispatch License

. Minimum

1 year of experience

in an airline, airport, or ground handling operational environment preferred. Knowledge of

crew, schedule, and engineering limitations

and their operational impacts.

Proficient in English

(both written and spoken). Skilled in

Microsoft Office

and

Google Workspace

applications. Familiarity with

Navtech systems

is an advantage. Comfortable working in a

complex technical and dynamic environment

. Must be willing and able to

work on a 24/7 rotating shift schedule

.

We are all different

- one talent to another - that is how we rely on our differences. At AirAsia, you will be treated fairly and given all chances to be your best.We are committed to creating a diverse work environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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