Flying in Snow and Ice: The Shocking Truth From a 15-Year Dispatcher

By Aeruxo — Licensed Flight Dispatcher | 15+ Years in Airline Operations Flying in snow is one of the most operationally complex challenges in aviation… It was a December morning, and New Chitose Airport in Sapporo was disappearing. Not gradually—rapidly. The METAR I pulled at 08:00 local showed 3,000 meters visibility with light snow. By … Read more

Typhoon Season Flights: A 15-Year Dispatcher’s Survival Guide for Asia

By Aeruxo — Licensed Flight Dispatcher | 15+ Years in Airline Operations September 2025. Super Typhoon Ragasa—Category 5, sustained winds of 230 km/h, the most powerful storm the world saw that year. It tore through the Philippines, slammed into Taiwan, shut down Hong Kong International Airport for nearly 36 hours, and forced the cancellation of … Read more

Navigating Turbulence: A Flight Dispatcher’s Expert Guide to Aviation Safety

By Aeruxo — Licensed Flight Dispatcher | 15+ Years in Airline Operations As a licensed Flight Dispatcher with over 15 years of experience managing aircraft turbulence and complex weather operations in an airline’s Operations Control Center (OCC), I have handled every facet of flight operations—spanning flight planning, aircraft scheduling, real-time flight watch, and final operational … Read more