If asked to make a list of jobs in an airline, most people would immediately think of pilots or maintenance technicians. But, although their work is definitely important, it is only one part of what keeps an aircraft in the air. There are many professions that are important for the functioning of an airline.
Let us look at some of them:
The Flight Operations Engineer
The Flight Operations Engineer ensures that all work is carried out in accordance with applicable regulations and all other applicable standards. Prepares and administers performance packages and acts as the focal point for the analysis, evaluation and reporting of aircraft performance. Designs and provides technical input to operational documentation. Disseminates information to operational technicians, flight support and planning engineers.
Cabin crew member
A flight attendant’s main responsibility is to make sure that passengers are safe. Next, the must provide excellent customer service. If you love travelling this job could be for you!
Administrative officer
Every airline, large and small, needs administrative support staff to keep the office running smoothly. These positions include secretaries, data entry clerks, receptionists, communications and PR specialists and those working in the human resources department who manage or supervise recruitment, labour relations issues and training.
The Operations office
The operations officer needs good communication skills: receiving and transmitting information to and from pilots, ground staff and other personnel. He must be able to prioritise a large number of projects and activities. When flights are overbooked or problems arise that may delay activities, the operations office must make decisions to rectify the situation in a way that does not adversely affect the programme.
The Flight Dispatcher
Flight Dispatchers are responsible for ensuring the safe flight of an aircraft, this includes the preparation of a flight plan. The flight plan is a detailed schedule of destinations, stopovers, distance, expected fuel consumption, winds aloft, weather conditions, altitude and alternative destinations in case of problems.
The Aviation Lawyer
Aviation lawyers specialise in cases relating to commercial or general aviation, government agencies or companies. They specialise in national and international law both in the protection of aircraft operators and in compensation cases for individuals (for more information: Aviation Operation for Law Firms Course https://www.asteraviation.it/en/consulting-and-training).
Here is a list of open positions in major airlines:
- NEOS WORK WITH US
- AIR DOLOMITI WORK WITH US
- NORWEGIAN WORK WITH US
- AMERICAN AIRLINES WORK WITH US
- DELTA AIRLINES WORK WITH US
- SAS WORK WITH US
- ETIHAD WORK WITH US
- TUI FLY WORK WITH US
- ALBASTAR WORK WITH US
- RYANAIR WORK WITH US
- ALITALIA WORK WITH US
- EASYJET WORK WITH US
- VUELING WORK WITH US
- LUFTHANSA WORK WITH US
- WIZZ AIR WORK WITH US
- BRITISH AIRWAYS WORK WITH US
- VOLOTEA WORK WITH US
- AIR FRANCE WORK WITH US
- EUROWINGS WORK WITH US
- KLM LAVORA CON NOI
- EMIRATES WORK WITH US
- BLUE AIR WORK WITH US
- TURKISH AIRLINES WORK WITH US
- BLUE PANORAMA WORK WITH US
- IBERIA WORK WITH US
ACRONYMS
The aviation sector is characterised by the extensive use of acronyms, let’s see some of them:
AO Aircraft Operator
AOC Air Operator Certificate
ATFM Air Traffic Flow Management
ATM Air Traffic Managemen
ATPL Air Transport Pilot Licence
CC Cabin Crew Member
CTOT Calculated Take-off Time
CPT Captain
CRM Crew Resourse Management
EASA European Aviation Safety Agency
EFPL Extended Flight Plan FDA Fleet Delay Apportionment
ENAC Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile
FO First Officer
FOC Flight Operations Centre
FPL Flight Plan
HT Head of Training
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
NPCT Crew Training Post Holder
OCC Operations Control Centre
PF Pilot Flying
PIC Pilot in Command
SESAR Single European Sky ATM Research Programme