Information on Airline Job Categories

Department

 Career Job Summary Broad Requirements
Crew Pilot Fly the aircraft. Commercial Pilot's Licence.
  Flight Attendant Manage passenger safety and provide service to the passengers during the flight. High school diploma. Customer friendly. Well groomed. Able to swim. 
Passenger Handling Check-In Agent Accept passenger documents and baggage and route them onto the required flight. Assign seating. Customer friendly.
  Ticket Sales Calculate airline fares and issue passenger tickets. Customer friendly.
  Ground Handling Provide passenger assistance services at the airport. Customer friendly.
Catering Food Preparation Prepare in-flight meals and refreshments. Domestic sciences.
  Logistics Movement of food and equipment to and from aircraft. Able bodied.
Cargo Shipping Agent Acceptance of cargo and cargo documents at cargo centres. Customer friendly.
  Logistics Movement of cargo to and from aircraft and other vehicles. Able bodied.
Sales & Marketing Sales Promotion of airline ticket sales to companies and agents. Relationship building. Well groomed.
  Advertising Specification of airline promotional material and media. Creative and business skills.
Technical Technician Maintenance and repair of aircraft and equipment. Apprenticeship or technical diploma.
  Support Planning and controlling technical status and documents. Technical literacy.
Operations Flight Planning Preparing the flight routing and fuelling plans for each flight. Maths literacy.
  Weight & Balance Specifying the loading plan for each flight. Maths literacy.
Administration Finance Preparing airline accounts and reports. Numeric literacy.
  Personnel Process salaries, benefits, and employee data. People skills.

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