FAO: Scuzi or anyone else working at an Aiport.

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Just bored at work and looking at future ideas. i've always like the idea of working at an airport.

IIRC Scuzi is air traffic control??? how do you get into these jobs etc. id love to move away from devon into a bigger area / airport.

currently looking at Flightglobal.com for jobs etc to see whats available / wages / hours etc.
 
Cabin Crew. Some people knock it but get into virgin and you can goto some very nice places (and get some great deals for friends).
 
Justin said:
Depends what you want to do?
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im very flexible to what id want to do. im not totally sure what different possibilities there are.

but obviously with the housing market the way it is at the moment. i'm just thinking about worse cases. and a change of career (early on in life i know ;)) would be something id be keen on doing.
 
Well for ATC I don't think you just switch jobs to it, needs training and isn't a particularly easy job I would have thought.

There is cabin crew, if you get senior you can earn pretty good money
 
Aircraft engineer, ATC, pilot, cabin crew, dispatcher, caterer, baggage handler, aircraft cleaner, re-fueller, immigration officer.. etc!
 
[TW]Fox;11921131 said:
According to you the market is fine? Are you backtracking ;)
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the market in "holsworthy" at the moment is fine. and i am expecting less drops than the rest of the country. BUT...... if it does fall as much as expected everywhere else i want something planned in case.

i thought for a change i was actually being sensible ;) lol
 
[FnG]magnolia;11921140 said:
For some reason this really made me laugh :) You could be Tom Hanks in that film which I can't remember the name of.
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lol Terminal or something??

yea i can see what you mean reading that comment back haha
 
Have a look on www.aviationjobsearch.com

It's updated most days. There are loads of jobs avilable of all different types and skill levels. I'm a Flight Dispatcher at London City Airport and I love it.

I've also worked in Aircraft Engineering, Passenger Handling, Airline Operations and Airfield Operations. They're all different and have their own appeal.
 
seek said:
I thought most ATC is done outside of airports? The airports just control getting them up/down. :confused:
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Correct.

Are you interested in pursuing ATC or would you rather be out on the ramp doing dispatching or engineering or something?
 
Scuzi said:
Correct.

Are you interested in pursuing ATC or would you rather be out on the ramp doing dispatching or engineering or something?
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i wouldnt mind pursuing ATC. whats involved with the learning etc? is it all on the job training? or college etc?
 
As people have said there are loads of jobs at airports from working in McDonalds to flying the planes. you need to focus a little on what you want to do. ATC as has been said is a very rewarding job, and am sure Scuzi can tell you about that. Being a pilot is also a great job and if you have any questions about that then I can help, but its not cheap to do unfortunately. There are lots of other jobs. Dispatcher for example? Dispatchers are the people that basically organise the turn around of an aircraft on the ground, from when it arrives to when it leaves. They make sure the passengers leave quickly, the baggage is unloaded, the new baggage is loaded, the fueller refuels the plane correctly. They also do the loadsheet for the aircraft.
 
right can someone tell me(probably scuzi) if this is a load of rubbish, but someone once told me that their buddy or whatever got into ATC with only 1 A-level at grade E or whatever, as the NATS recruitment dont really care much about qualifications they just want to see if you can cope with the pressure of the job and that you are quick thinking(obviously other things) but not that bothered about qualifications..?!
 
uknowist said:
right can someone tell me(probably scuzi) if this is a load of rubbish, but someone once told me that their buddy or whatever got into ATC with only 1 A-level at grade E or whatever, as the NATS recruitment dont really care much about qualifications they just want to see if you can cope with the pressure of the job and that you are quick thinking(obviously other things) but not that bothered about qualifications..?!
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That's true although things may have changed recently. There are people with PHDs who are useless controllers compared to some controllers with a handful of GCSEs. Aptitude is much more important than academic qualifications. You either have the ability or you don't and no amount of qualifications will change that.

For more info on controller training, check out www.natscareers.co.uk

It has been almost 4 years since I started at the college so my perspective on training may be a little outdated. AFAIK there are a few members here who are either still in the college or just fresh out of it so they will be able to give you a better idea of what goes on there now.

If you pass all the entrance exams you train at the College of ATC at Bournemouth airport. Depending on the type of controlling you are training for, you can be there from anywhere between 6 and 15 months. After that you are posted to a unit where the company needs you, usually Swanwick in Hampshire for Area control or any of the Nats airports around the country. It's a mobile grade so you have to go where you are sent.

You then do on-the-job training for 1-2 years after which you do a final test called a validation board. Training time in total is therefore anywhere between 18 months and 4 years, depending on where you are posted to.

I find it to be a very rewarding job. I always come out of work with the feeling I've made a difference which is very satisfying. The money isn't half bad either. Training pay isn't as good as it used to be (less than half of what it was!) but once you validate you'll be on between 45-55k, depending on where you are. It goes up very quickly after that too.
 
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