How to become a flight operations officer
Official title: Flight operations officer
Also called: Air operation officer, Flight operations controller, Executive (Flight Operations), Flight Controller, Flight Operations Assistant, Supervisor (Flight Operations), Air operation officer, Flight operations controller
Flight operations officer coordinates flight planning and assists in monitoring of aircraft performance, movements, operating conditions and en-route operations. He/she gives landing and departure authorisation and instruction, examines weather data and determines changes to the flight routes. He/she advises pilots-in-command accordingly in all matters affecting diversions in addition to liaising and coordinating with relevant parties to minimise flight delays and passenger inconvenience.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $45,336 a year. The middle half earn $34,176 to $62,400 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a flight operations officer earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $45,336 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $34,176 to $62,400.
Will AI change the work of a flight operations officer?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026