Northrop Aviation Dispatch Academy
Northrop Aviation Dispatch Academy was founded in 2022 by Dave Northrop based on the idea of providing top quality training for the “best kept secret career in aviation” – aircraft dispatch.
Our Instructors have experience in the Aircraft Dispatcher Field.
Dave has been an aviation educator for 20 years and has extensive experience and networks in the aviation field. All of our instructors currently hold jobs in aviation, many hold aircraft dispatcher positions at major airlines and others are skilled captains and pilots.
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Northrop Aviation's Team
John David (Dave) Northrop
Dave has over 20 years’ experience in aviation. Dave started his aviation career by serving in the US Air Force, in maintenance and then attended Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. Dave has been employed at regional, charter and major airlines. As an aircraft dispatcher Dave developed training material for both regional and large companies, for domestic, flag and, ETOPs (extended overwater operations), and supplemental operations. Dave also holds the designations of ATS/ATGI at these airlines.
Mike Gauss
Mike has spent more than half of his life working in and around aviation. Starting out as a ramp worker at KBWI, then working for Southwest airlines before becoming an aircraft dispatcher. Mike has been a licensed dispatcher since 2016 and worked for Universal Weather and Aviation as a Flight Planning specialist, creating flight plans for corporate and private customers all over the world. In 2020, Mike has dispatched 767s around the world while assisting with special projects, including obtaining an ETOPS certification. Currently Mike is a full-time dispatcher at a major airline in Dallas.
Robert (Rob) Mickolayck
Rob has extensive aviation experience, working in aviation for over 20 years. Rob has spent most of his aviation career with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) giving him unique insights into approval and training processes. With the FAA, Rob worked as an air traffic control specialist, a quality assurance support manager, a management lead for the FAA national distraction workgroup, and finally as an operations supervisor. Rob was awarded the 2015 DOT Secretary’s Transportation Safety Award for “significant achievement in the area of transportation safety” for his work involvement in the workgroup. With the workgroup Rob created training and press materials with the goal of providing excellent resources on the dangers of electronic distractions in the workplace. In addition to his rich FAA experience Rob also has industry experience working as a remote pilot operator, performing medium and high-fidelity training exercises.
Moi Estrada
Moi holds a Bachelor of Science in aviation and business from Saint Louis University. He obtained his dispatch certificate in 2005 and worked for Mesa Airlines. Moi has experience not only as a dispatcher, but also as a dispatch supervisor and instructor. Moi has collaborated with a team to write FAA-approved manuals during his time at Mesa Airlines. Moi is also an experienced ATP pilot, with thousands of hours (both national and international) in the Cessna Caravan, De Havilland Dash 8, CRJ-9, EMB-175, and Boeing 737.
Joshua LaBoy
Joshua La Boy is an Aircraft Dispatcher at American Airlines in Fort Worth, TX; and has been in the aviation industry since 2008. He first started his FAR 121 career at Mesa airlines. He has held various positions within Mesa such as: Dispatcher, Dispatch Supervisor, Pilot Training Manager, SOC Manager, ATS Dispatcher, and initial Cadre for the 737-400 at Mesa. He has been qualified to instruct Dispatch classes, and check dispatchers out.
Michelle Lintelman
Edward J. McCoy
Edward got his dispatch license 2 weeks after his 23rd birthday and has had a fruitful career as an aircraft dispatcher. Edward was also trained to be an air traffic controller but ultimately decided that his passion was in aviation dispatching. Edward’s recent positions include working for major airlines dispatching flights to/from unique destinations including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Andrews Air Force Base, Ushuaia, Argentina, and Al-Ueid Air Base, Qatar. Edward says being an aircraft dispatcher is “Best job in the world, bar none!”
Neal Pizzano
Jerico Sebrio
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