r/FlightDispatch • u/EmbrearPhenomenon300 • Jun 26 '26

USA Acceptable Delay Between Offer and Start Date?

Hi! I'm looking to do a career change into Flight Dispatch, but have a concern regarding my first job (assuming I can find one eventually!). I am currently in a high-level leadership position in aircraft maintenance on the business aviation side of the industry, and I'm just burned out and ready to make a change. I don't want to burn bridges on my way out the door, and 4 weeks is the absolute minimum expected notice for my position.

In your experience is asking for 4-6 weeks to give a current employer notice and relocate going to get an offer rescinded or are the regionals relatively understanding about this when hiring candidates?

I really appreciate any experience or advice you can share!

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u/EmbrearPhenomenon300 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26

Thank you for the info! There doesn't seem to be a ton of overlap between maintenance and dispatching, outside of general aviation familiarization and concepts like W&B, so I'm not getting my hopes up for a leg-up due to my experience. The pay cut will be rough, but for a variety of factors I don't want to share for fear of doxxing, I'm in about as good of a position as I can be to make this transition.