When is the dispatcher’s responsibility considered to be concluded?

• A. When the flight is closed out.
• B. After landing
• C. After turn-around
• D. After the next flight

Answer: (A)

Dispatcher responsibility ends when the flight is closed out in the operation’s records. From release through the actual flight, the dispatcher watches weather, fuel, route, alternates, and any deviations, keeping the flight on track and compliant. Once the aircraft has completed its mission and all required records are finalized—times, fuel burn, log entries, MEL status, crew duty times, and any re-dispatch actions—and the flight is officially closed in the system, the dispatch duties for that flight are concluded. This formal closure prevents ongoing responsibility for post-flight changes, issues, or data that belong to the completed record. Waiting until landing or turn-around would leave data and decisions unrecorded or unresolved in the official log, and waiting for the next flight would unnecessarily extend dispatch accountability beyond the actual flight.