ground crew
Airport maintenance workers
Ground crew refers to the personnel who service aircraft on the ground rather than in flight—mechanics, baggage handlers, fuelers, and others who prepare planes for departure.
The term extends to any support team working at ground level: The ground crew cleared snow from the runway.
In rocketry, ground crew handle pre-launch operations.
Sloped connecting surface
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- marshallingOrganizing into proper order
- pushbackResistance to something proposed
- towbarTrailer-pulling attachment
chocks · signals · headsets · refueling · deicing · baggage · catering · lavatory
Formal assessment of condition
- servicingPerforming routine maintenance
- repairsRestorative maintenance work
- mechanicsScience of motion
- techniciansSkilled equipment handlers
troubleshooting · diagnostics · hydraulics · avionics · airframe · engines · tooling · hangar
Exchanging ideas or information
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- briefingConcise information session
- handoffDirect physical exchange
- schedulingAssigning times to events
radio · intercom · timing · efficiency · shifts · supervisor · dispatcher · collaboration
ramp
Sloped connecting surface
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- marshallingOrganizing into proper order
- pushbackResistance to something proposed
towbar · chocks · signals · headsets · refueling · deicing · baggage · catering · lavatory · cleaning
inspection
Formal assessment of condition
- servicingPerforming routine maintenance
- repairsRestorative maintenance work
- mechanicsScience of motion
technicians · troubleshooting · diagnostics · hydraulics · avionics · airframe · engines · tooling · hangar · overhaul
communication
Exchanging ideas or information
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- briefingConcise information session
- handoffDirect physical exchange
scheduling · radio · intercom · timing · efficiency · shifts · supervisor · dispatcher · collaboration · procedures
PPE
Hazard-shielding work attire
- vestSleeveless upper-body garment
- earmuffsPadded headgear covering ears
- earplugsInsertable sound blockers
helmet · gloves · harness · reflective · training · protocols · hazard · emergency · visibility · barrier
loading
Adding weight or cargo
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
- freightGoods being transported
- containersObjects for holding things
pallets · netting · forklift · manifest · bulk · shipment · tracking · handling · tie-downs · rollers
- crews
- Air Travelboarding, airline, flight attendants, takeoff, landing
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- airplane hangaraircraft, plane, jet, helicopter, blimp
- airport workerspilot, flight attendant, baggage handler, gate agent, ticket agent
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
ground crewflight crew
Personnel operating an aircraft
aircrew · cabin crew · pilots · flight attendants · cockpit crew