Silla University Air Traffic Management Students Gain On-Site Experience as Flight Dispatchers Through Air Busan Tour

Gaining Hands-On Experience in Flight Planning Systems and Aviation Safety Through an Operations Control Center Tour

Students majoring in Air Traffic Management in the Department of Aviation Traffic and Logistics at Silla University (President Heo Namsik) successfully completed an on-site experience as flight dispatchers by touring the local airline Air Busan.

Students majoring in Air Traffic Management at Silla University are touring Air Busan and taking a commemorative photo. Provided by Silla University

The tour, held on November 12, was organized as a program linked to the flight dispatcher practical training, which is a mandatory course for obtaining the dispatcher license. It provided students with hands-on experience in an actual airline operations control center.

Silla University and Air Busan established an industry-academia cooperation system last year through the LINC3.0 project and have been operating a field trip program to foster outstanding flight dispatchers among Air Traffic Management students.

Through the tour, students directly experienced the main functions of the flight planning system in the operations control center, aviation safety, and efficient flight management. They also practiced core flight planning functions such as route configuration, fuel loading, and calculation of operational weight for flights departing from Gimhae Airport to Japan, Southeast Asia, and Guam.

Kim Jihyun, a third-year student who participated, said, "Experiencing the theories learned at school through an actual airline system helped me better understand my coursework and greatly motivated me to prepare for the flight dispatcher certification exam."

Professor Cho Jin-ho of the Air Traffic Management major stated, "This on-site tour was a valuable opportunity to enhance students' practical understanding," adding, "We will continue to provide support and cooperation for local students."

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