AIRLINE: I'm forwarding this on behalf on Chris Liao who is having internet list posting problems. Thanks, Michael A. Burris Cambridge, Massachusetts -------------------------------------------------- >From Chris Liao: A) Thanks for the compliments on AF uniforms, I do think they are quite elegant, especially for the women! B) At Air France, the equivalent of a dispatcher is called a "chef avion" (translated: flight coordinator). He oversees the turnaround of the plane from the moment of arrival to the moment of bloc off. This includes: offload of bags/cargo, positioning of catering trucks, boarding of cleaners, providing inbound crew with information, boarding of outbound crew, coordination of boarding time, loading of bags/cargo, and communicating with outbound crew (to be sure cleaning is ok, catering is ok etc.). There is a separate person who is in charge of weight and balance. Hope this provides a small insight into what a "dispatcher" may be for an international airline. -Christopher Liao http://pages.wooster.edu/liaocl/ AOL IM: airchristophe ------------------------------------------------------------------------