Which term describes the role of scheduling and monitoring all aircraft and crew?

• A. The act of dispatching crews
• B. Dispatch (DISP)
• C. The process of de-icing
• D. Deboarding

Answer: (B)

Scheduling and monitoring all aircraft and crew is the dispatch function. Dispatch, abbreviated DISP, is the airline operations role that handles flight planning, crew assignments, aircraft availability, weather analysis, fuel planning, and flight following—keeping the operation coordinated from pushback to arrival and adapting to changes as they occur. This breadth is why dispatch fits best: it covers the full scope of coordinating both aircraft and crew, not just a single task. The other options refer to isolated activities like de-icing or deboarding, or describe a narrower action of dispatching crews, which doesn’t capture the ongoing, comprehensive coordination involved.