ground crews
Airport support staff
Ground crews are the personnel who service aircraft on the ground—refueling, loading cargo, performing maintenance, and preparing planes for departure.
The term extends to support teams for any vehicle or operation: racing pit crews, rocket launch teams, or broadcast technicians.
The ground crew waved the plane toward the gate.
- deicersSubstances that melt frost
- baggage handlersStaff moving checked luggage
- tugShort forceful pull
- aircraft maintenanceRepair and inspection of planes
- cartVehicle for hauling
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- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, runway
- polar operationsice roads, ice station, research station, icebreakers, research base
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- firefightersfirefighter, firefighters, fireman, fire captain, hotshots
- Naval Aviationnaval aviation, naval aviator, flight deck, fighter squadrons, air wing
location of work
ground crewsflight crews
Plane's onboard personnel
aircrew · cabin crew · pilots · flight attendants · cockpit crew
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