FOM Vol 02
FOM Vol 02
2024/2025 The Aircraft Dispatcher is responsible for operational control of UPS's flight movements and has the authority to delay or cancel a flight. The gateway or responsible department must notify the Aircraft Dispatcher through verbal or electronic means when a flight delay is expected in excess of 15 minutes past scheduled departure time. The Aircraft Dispatcher is responsible for considering the delay circumstances and determining if the flight can or
cannot be operated:
Safely and legally
Which types of flights may be dispatched under 14 CFR Part 91?
Non-revenue flights including positioning flights, maintenance ferry flights, maintenance test flights, acceptance flights and training flights
All flights for scheduled and supplemental (charter) operations will be released
and controlled by which of the following?
A UPS Aircraft Dispatcher
As part of preflight preparations what should the flight crew do to ensure adequate fuel is planned for each flight?
The flight crew will compare the fuel required on the
Operational Flight Plan with the actual fuel load and resolve any discrepancy prior to block-out
Which of the following is correct regarding Analyzed Contingency Fuel? With the mutual concurrence of the Captain and Aircraft Dispatcher, the CONT value may be reduced or completely eliminated
Which of the following is correct regarding Additional Fuel?
ADDITIONAL fuel is added to account for known or anticipated delays or to account for fuel required due to aircraft limitations
Planned Arrival Fuel (PAF) is the normal fuel planned for arrival over the destination airport. PAF targets for all fleets with no alternate required is how much fuel?
75 minutes of planned arrival fuel at the destination
"MINIMUM FUEL" declaration means:
The aircraft has sufficient fuel to follow the cleared routing, execute an arrival and approach, and land with fuel reserves equivalent to 45 minutes of fuel remaining - it does not grant any type of priority handling
EMERGENCY FUEL or "MAYDAY FUEL" declaration means:
Is an explicit statement that priority handling by ATC is both required and expected, and that the aircraft will be landing with less than 30 minutes of fuel remaining
Prior to a domestic flight, when will the flight briefing package be printed at the
gateway? 1 and one half (1 1/2) hours prior to the flight
If the FBP does not contain the most current NOTAMs or weather reports, or the information is missing entirely, the flight may depart only after the Captain and the Aircraft Dispatcher jointly review the information. This information must be recorded either by the Captain in writing via a recorded telephone conversation with Flight Control or through which of the following?
The ACARS (Airline Data Link System)
Any operationally limiting MELs which are generated inside 90 minutes (for domestic flights) or 120 minutes (for international flights) of Scheduled Departure Time will not be listed in the ACFT MEL/CDL section of the OFP - these MELs will be listed in the Remarks section of the OFP, or communicated to the flight crew via which of the following?
ARTR
What kind of bulletins relay company information such as fleet, flight,
aircraft, communication, JetComm, Nav Database and security bulletins?
Crew Bulletins
A flight may not depart more than how many minutes before its Release Time without an ARTR?
15 minutes
FOM Vol 02
2024/2025 The Aircraft Dispatcher is responsible for operational control of UPS's flight movements and has the authority to delay or cancel a flight. The gateway or responsible department must notify the Aircraft Dispatcher through verbal or electronic means when a flight delay is expected in excess of 15 minutes past scheduled departure time. The Aircraft Dispatcher is responsible for considering the delay circumstances and determining if the flight can or
cannot be operated:
Safely and legally
Which types of flights may be dispatched under 14 CFR Part 91?
Non-revenue flights including positioning flights, maintenance ferry flights, maintenance test flights, acceptance flights and training flights
All flights for scheduled and supplemental (charter) operations will be released
and controlled by which of the following?
A UPS Aircraft Dispatcher
As part of preflight preparations what should the flight crew do to ensure adequate fuel is planned for each flight?
The flight crew will compare the fuel required on the
Operational Flight Plan with the actual fuel load and resolve any discrepancy prior to block-out
Which of the following is correct regarding Analyzed Contingency Fuel? With the mutual concurrence of the Captain and Aircraft Dispatcher, the CONT value may be reduced or completely eliminated
Which of the following is correct regarding Additional Fuel?
ADDITIONAL fuel is added to account for known or anticipated delays or to account for fuel required due to aircraft limitations
Planned Arrival Fuel (PAF) is the normal fuel planned for arrival over the destination airport. PAF targets for all fleets with no alternate required is how much fuel?
75 minutes of planned arrival fuel at the destination
"MINIMUM FUEL" declaration means:
The aircraft has sufficient fuel to follow the cleared routing, execute an arrival and approach, and land with fuel reserves equivalent to 45 minutes of fuel remaining - it does not grant any type of priority handling
EMERGENCY FUEL or "MAYDAY FUEL" declaration means:
Is an explicit statement that priority handling by ATC is both required and expected, and that the aircraft will be landing with less than 30 minutes of fuel remaining
Prior to a domestic flight, when will the flight briefing package be printed at the
gateway? 1 and one half (1 1/2) hours prior to the flight
If the FBP does not contain the most current NOTAMs or weather reports, or the information is missing entirely, the flight may depart only after the Captain and the Aircraft Dispatcher jointly review the information. This information must be recorded either by the Captain in writing via a recorded telephone conversation with Flight Control or through which of the following?
The ACARS (Airline Data Link System)
Any operationally limiting MELs which are generated inside 90 minutes (for domestic flights) or 120 minutes (for international flights) of Scheduled Departure Time will not be listed in the ACFT MEL/CDL section of the OFP - these MELs will be listed in the Remarks section of the OFP, or communicated to the flight crew via which of the following?
ARTR
What kind of bulletins relay company information such as fleet, flight,
aircraft, communication, JetComm, Nav Database and security bulletins?
Crew Bulletins
A flight may not depart more than how many minutes before its Release Time without an ARTR?
15 minutes
