Tuesday, September 17, 2024

List of airline jobs and terminology

Here's an extensive list of airline jobs and terminology:

Airline Jobs:

1. Flight Operations:
* Pilot (Captain, First Officer, Co-Pilot)
* Flight Engineer
* Flight Dispatcher
* Air Traffic Controller

2. Cabin Crew:
* Flight Attendant (FA)
* Lead Flight Attendant (LFA)
* Purser
* Cabin Manager

3. Ground Handling:
* Ramp Agent
* Baggage Handler
* Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Operator
* Fueler
* Ticketing Agent
* Check-in Agent

4. Maintenance:
* Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT)
* Aviation Maintenance Technician (AVMT)
* Quality Control Inspector
* Maintenance Controller

5. Administration:
* Airline Manager
* Operations Manager
* Customer Service Manager
* Revenue Manager
* Marketing Manager

6. Support:
* Reservation Agent
* Call Center Agent
* Travel Agent
* Cargo Handler
* Loadmaster

Airline Terminology:

1. Flight-related terms:
* ETOPS (Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards)
* ETD (Estimated Time of Departure)
* ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival)
* ATC (Air Traffic Control)
* IFR (Instrument Flight Rules)
* VFR (Visual Flight Rules)

2. Aircraft terminology:
* Tail number (Aircraft registration number)
* Call sign (Aircraft identification code)
* Aircraft type (e.g., Boeing 737, Airbus A320)
* Configuration (e.g., economy, business, first class)

3. Aviation acronyms:
* IATA (International Air Transport Association)
* ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)
* FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
* ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service)
* METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report)

4. Industry-specific terms:
* Code share (Shared flight operations between airlines)
* Interline (Agreement between airlines for passenger transfers)
* Yield management (Revenue optimization strategies)
* Load factor (Percentage of occupied seats)
* RON (Remain Overnight, for crew rest)

5. Safety and emergency terms:
* MAYDAY (Life-threatening emergency)
* PAN-PAN (Urgent situation, not life-threatening)
* Emergency landing
* Evacuation
* Safety briefing

This is not an exhaustive list, but it covers many common airline jobs and terminology.

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