We consider maximal estimates for solution to the generalized dispersive equation
where ϕ(√−Δ) is a pseudo-differential operator with symbol ϕ(|ξ|). When ϕ satisfies suitable growth conditions and the initial data f belong to the Sobolev space Hs(Rn), we obtain the global estimate for the maximal operator S∗ϕ generated by the operators family {St,ϕ}0<t<1, where S∗ϕ is defined by S∗ϕf(x)=sup0<t<1|St,ϕf(x)|, and St,ϕf is a formal solution of the equation (∗). These estimates are apparently good extensions to the current results for the fractional Schrödinger equation and these estimates were obtained in a general unified way.