SkyWest Airlines

SkyWest Airlines

SkyWest Airlines is considered to be one of the North American regional airlines, which has it’s headquartered in St George Utah. Further, the organization operates regional airlines by serving major carriers via contact such as American Airlines under the brand American eagle, delta airlines as well as united airlines. The company operates underpaid systems to assist in the operations and maintenance of the aircraft that is used in the fights that are marketed, scheduled, and also priced by the partnership of mainline airline (SkyWest airline, 2019). More importantly, it is essential to note that the company also operates an average of not less than 2000 flights in a day within 250 cities in the united states of America, Canada as well as Mexico. Besides, it also has developed an extensive network of routes that are primarily set up to connect the passengers who travel between smaller airports as well as large hubs where it partners with other airlines. The arrangement of the company to operate in such an agreement mainly focus on the fixed-fee contracts. Substantially, these are made by partners paying a set of amounts for every operated flight by the company. Besides, there are also 7% of the flights which are operated under a contract of pro-rate contract that is determined considering various elements (SkyWest airline, 2019). Nonetheless, I chose this company to complete my internship program because I enjoy working in a diversified working environment. Substantially this is critical in providing an established working experience that fulfills the efforts as well as providing after school educational programs.

The Internship Description

When it comes to air travel, the airplane flying operated by the pilot within is always assisted by aircraft dispatcher. My role within the company was a flight dispatcher who makes the airline operations work and also ensuring that both the pilots and their passengers can have safe travel. There are various functions which air dispatcher can perfume to ensure success in the flight of most airlines for organizations. I was capable of working directly with the involved team managing the daily operations of the dispatch. Further, I was capable of learning, assessing various activities that are being done within the control rooms of the organization.

Overview of Internship Experience

The understanding of various elements within work-related activities needs many skills to be acquired. An increase in the content knowledge and skills is essential in providing an overall personal and social outcome. Additionally, it is necessary for an individual to improve their self-esteem as well as enhancing self-efficacy. Therefore, there are various elements that I managed to learn to form the internship experiences.one of the roles of an aircraft dispatcher is to assist in monitoring weather conditions (Liu, Song & Wang, 2011). During my internship program, I was capable of understanding various elements relating to the monitoring of weather. It is essential to realize that almost every shift begins with a thorough check on the wealth as well as the remainder of the change consist of periodic inspection to determine if the weather has changed at all. I was capable of checking the visibility at their departure airport as well as conditions at the destination airport.

The extensive knowledge of weather and possible forecasting is necessary as an aircraft dispatcher to provide the pilots with accurate information so that the flights make it to their destination’s safety and also on time as scheduled. The other aspect which I learned as an aircraft dispatcher is flight planning. Even though in the contemporary many of the airports have developed automated flight planning, aircraft dispatchers must assist in overring some flight plans defaults if required (Liu, Song & Wang, 2011). Substantially, the main concern on this issue is to assist in monitoring all flights as well as suggested alternative actions should there be the need for such cases. Further, I was able to learn how to utilize carious complex computer systems that were selecting the correct altitudes for flights according to their calculations. I understood that most of the experienced flight dispatchers have so much knowledge in this field even than some pilots to enable them to have opinions and solutions for problems that may affect the operation or airline. This is because they can detect changes and best choices for weather conditions, mechanical issues as well as other issues that may arise.

Nonetheless, it is critical to note that a dispatcher has the authority needed to take any of the following plans. These consist of canceling, diverting delaying, and also changing the route plans for airlines (Liu, Song & Wang, 2011). Lastly, during my internship experience in the company, I was capable of learning and understanding the communication systems which take place within the aviation field. This industry cannot operate without effective communication that is established between the ground and airplanes in the air. Moreover, I understood that a flight dispatcher often spends more time during a shift to communicate back and forth with several pilots on the flights they are monitoring. Additionally, they also have to let their pilots know navigation information. Substantially, this is because, in most cases, they rely on the flight plan guidelines to promote safety travels. Thus, an operational decision may come from a dispatcher to enable the pilots to understand any cases of safety and hazards or even changes that may be experienced through the warning.

In general, this experienced provided me with a lot of insights into the reality of this job in the future. The focus is to initiate a complete concentration throughout the entire shifts to detect any possible changes such as weather conditions, mechanical issues, among others. Notably, without putting full attention, various problems may arise, which can compromise a flight. Working behind the scenes to ensure planes in the air and on the schedule are appropriated does not only requires certification from an institution but also experience to learn new things that keep on emerging within the operations shifts. Therefore, I believe that I am ready to undertake such a risk to ensure safety for airplane and individuals traveling by air as a future career.

Ongoing Considerations

Although there were several signs of progress I made during my internship, and I was capable of understanding that there are various elements that I need to put into consideration. I feel that I still need to develop my confidence level in the future before I become a flight dispatcher entirely. I would have enjoyed learning should there be enough time to improve and take full action as a flight dispatcher. Moreover, developing excellent communication skills and familiarity with dispatching and call routing software are some of my priorities to improve upon completion of my studies.

Challenges Faced

Ideally, I believe that getting the right internship should be a solution to the problem that may affect the initial experience for the first career trial. Substantially, this is because most of the interns are enthusiastic about such opportunities, although it can be a new set for the tribulations experienced by an individual. Various challenges can be experienced during this process of learning that needs to be put into consideration. This is the first time to get in touch with such an environment, and getting familiar with the work-life issues may be challenging to adopt. One of the challenges I faced at the beginning of my internship was an established unnoticed work. It is a reality of the fact that people excel well when they expect positive recognition. Therefore, as an intern, I thought I was doing well, but I found myself in a position where it was hard to get appreciated unless I inquire.

As a result, I believe that most of the interns, especially with low self-esteem, will always have a difficult time to adopt since this job requires attention, and an instructor may not get involved so much without inquiring to learn. The solution, in this case, as an intern, is to understand the level of commitment needed to attract the attention to learn. The other challenge which I faced during my internship was issued with time management. This was a new experience that required me to adapt and act professionally. Reaching to class late as well as some of the professors tolerated late submission of the assignment. However, in the work environment, such cases were not acceptable, and this required an individual to prepare enough to avoid such instances. At the beginning of my internship, I was a victim, but I learned that changes in these dynamics should be enhanced to achieve success.

Lastly, the other challenge I experienced during my internship was based on the role of mentors to coordinate the integration of interns into the system. Individuals working in SkyWest airlines, especially in the control room, were overwhelmed with work. This could not allow them to have time for teaching interns appropriately. Although in these settings, trusting individuals with no experience is negligence but providing a supervisor with the role of teaching and guiding interns to learn more aspects is significant. As a result, it was not easy to learn as fast for individuals who are slow learners within the organization. Additionally, based on the little time frame has given during this process, adopting when it is late can not make any significant change for an intern to acquire knowledge and learn more.

In general, my experience in SkyWest airlines can be described to both adventurers and lessons that I have gained for my future career as a flight dispatcher. There are various new skills I have achieved that are necessary to incorporate in this field. Besides, I was also capable of applying theoretical knowledge into practical skills in the company by learning most of the things we learned in class. Otherwise, it was an excellent experience that acted as an eye-opener for reality, which awaits me in the future as a full flight dispatcher.