Airline supervisor at airports - Career description, activities, functions and salary

How much does an Airline supervisor at airports earn

A Airline supervisor at airports earns between $1.677 and $7.004 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.892 and a median salary of $2.051 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 221 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Professional job categories

• Middle level technicians
• • medium level technicians in transport services
• • • transport technicians (logistics)
• • • • air transport technicians

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Main workplaces

Air transport technicians they work in infraero, in agencies and in air transport companies and the like. They are civil and military personnel in the aeronautics, salaried, with a formal contract. They are organized as a team, under permanent or occasional supervision. They work indoors and outdoors. Working hours can be daytime, nighttime, irregular and in shifts, with face-to-face work. There are special rules for the flight controller. Some of the activities performed are subject to noise exposure and stress.

What does it take to work in the field of Air transport technicians

The exercise of these occupations requires a minimum of high school education plus specialization courses ranging from two hundred to more than four hundred class hours. There is a tendency to increase qualifications and part of it is acquired on the job, there is a tendency to rotate roles in airlines with the configuration of a new type of professional, multipurpose. For the full exercise of the activities, three to five years of experience are required.

Functions and activities of Airline supervisor at airports

Air transport technicians must:

Activities

clarity;
inform armed passengers about the existence of others in the same situation;
apply questionnaire (profile);
visual acuity;
approve airline security plan;
leadership ability;
register customer and user complaints;
work as a team;
control the transport of dangerous and controlled goods;
packing, in accordance with current legislation, declared special objects;
inspect technical operational procedures and safety of airlines and airport administration ;
store unaccompanied luggage (rush, lost or forgotten);
use epi;
supervise aeronaut law enforcement;
inform the number of in-flight services;
distribute emergency plan to civil aviation system bodies;
accredit people and vehicles for access to restricted areas;
inspect cabotage practice by foreign flag aircraft in national territory;
assess weather conditions on final approach;
providing accommodation and compensation in cases of overbooking, cancellation, delay and return according to specific legislation;
request removal of metallic, electronic and personal objects;
synthesis ability;
forward connecting passengers;
sell tickets;
transmit flight plan to the aeronautical information unit;
keep your current driver's license certificate (technical qualification certificate-cht and qualification certificate in security-chs);
join meetings;
troubleshooting;
fill in flight progression sheet;
keep up-to-date driver's license (technical qualification certificate-cht and qualification certificate in security-chs);
disseminate the philosophy of the investigation and prevention system of aeronautical accidents (sipaer);
coordinate with adjacent control bodies;
supervise the practice of security measures according to the security level of the airport;
trigger mechanisms to assist aircraft in aeronautical emergency;
record occurrences in ars;
make airspace available for air activity;
control access and circulation in restricted areas;
request disposal of prohibited and/or dangerous objects;
supervise activities of auxiliary air transport service companies;
verify employee and vehicle credentials;
issue authorization to overfly foreign aircraft;
objectivity;
fill in avsec dispatches and forms;
maintain constant surveillance of traffic, airspace and operational areas of responsibility;
disembark special passengers (ill, prisoners, pregnant women and those with limited mobility);
inspect hand luggage (size and volume);
monitor the closing of the aircraft doors;
log air traffic incidents;
supply the flight information system (siv) with updated data;
provide medical emergency care;
operate equipment;
collect prohibited and/or dangerous objects;
request baggage claim for missing passengers;
inspect activities of the aeronautical maintenance workshop;
subject to violators according to the brazilian aeronautical code and complementary legislation;
identify passengers missing boarding;
develop an aviation emergency plan;
monitor data entered in the flight information system (siv);
post safety procedure notices;
inspect airworthiness and aircraft maintenance;
authorize takeoff and landing;
tagging baggage;
identify objects that may cause damage to aircraft/passengers ;
inspect pilot schools, aero clubs and aviation clubs (operational procedures and documents);
direct passengers to arrivals hall;
implement airport security and operations guidelines;
open a case for missing or damaged baggage;
make flight reservations;
approve flight plan;
notify the commander of the existence of armed passengers on board;
observe passenger behavior;
notify management about the presence of abandoned objects;
develop an airport security plan (psa);
inspect activities of auxiliary air transport service companies;
complete reports;
provide collection of objects that may cause damage to aircraft ;
inform commander about updated weather report;
apply procedures according to ppaa;
conducting lectures related to flight safety;
provide general information;
systemic vision capacity;
organization;
systemic vision ability;
conduct meetings to discuss issues related to flight safety;
perform personal search by probing;
send hazard report to relevant bodies;
record occurrences of aeronautical incidents and accidents;
selling tickets;
highlight boarding pass;
fill in the weight and balance manifest form;
set route, flight level, fuel consumption, according to technical specifications of the aircraft;
fill out weight and balance manifest form;
work as a team;
inspect airport infrastructure conditions;
inspect cabotage practice by foreign-flagged aircraft in national territory;
suspend operations at the aerodrome under special conditions;
activate the competent body;
remove luggage from passengers missing boarding;
inspect aeronaut law enforcement;
public speaking;
inspect the opening and call of the waiting list;
collect information passed by flight planning;
trigger mechanisms to respond to aircraft in aeronautical emergencies;
adjust flight conditions according to the origin and destination runways (size, temperature and others) );
notify the administration of fire outbreaks and invasion of the airport site;
approve the aeronautical accident prevention program (ppaa);
inform crew number of people on board and existence of special passengers;
supervise operating conditions of safety equipment ( stretchers and others);
check documentation and ticket;
check specific documentation for the transport of atypical objects;
analyze meteorological and aeronautical information;
check the total number of passengers on board;
rapidity of reflexes;
request authorization for air traffic control outside the area of responsibility;
report;
keep a current qualification certificate (technical qualification certificate-cht and qualification certificate in security-chs);
authorize start of descent for approach and landing procedure;
make land and air communication via radiotelephony;
inspect aircraft documentation;
testing equipment;
perform land and air communication via radiotelephony;
check technical proficiency of airmen;
inspect employees and vehicles;
keep separate aircraft in flight;
focused and diffused attention;
create reports;
provide information regarding navigation aid and aerodrome conditions;
activate alert service;
organize physical airport space;
keep your driver's license up to date (technical qualification certificate-cht and qualification certificate in security-chs);
conduct courses and lectures related to airport security;
monitor tv surveillance system;
overcoming adverse situations;
authorize flight level change and detour;
trigger bird inhibitor devices at the airport site;
develop flight security program at the airport;
ability to observe;
inform the number of on-board services;
perform ramp control;
check equipment operation;
allow taxiing, movement of people and vehicles in the maneuvering areas;
collect signatures on the weight and balance manifest;
collect information about the number of passengers, cargo and baggage;
adopt procedures for initial investigation of aeronautical incidents and accidents;
adop security level;
establish procedures for the transportation of valuables;
call waiting list;
instructing personnel in qualification courses;
make boarding calls according to priority;
determine distribution of cargo and baggage in the holds;
authorize aircraft door closing;
act with self-control;
adopt security level;
follow safety procedures;
record air traffic violation;
request area isolation;
monitor interns and trainees;
delivering lectures related to flight safety;
sensory ability;
initiative;
accompany provision and service teams on board;
request consent from passengers for personal search;
authorize aircraft door to close;
provide services of surveillance and radar vectoring;

Sectors that hire Airline supervisor at airports the most in the job market

• air transport auxiliary activities
• regular passenger air transport
• airports and landing fields operation
• intermediation activities and agency services and business in general
• combined office and administrative support services
• development of computer programs and software in general
• travel agencies
• air cargo transport
• air taxi service and aircraft rental with crew