FLIGHT OPERATION

// GROUND HANDLING
4 MONTHS

Audience - Airlines, ground handling and other services providers

- Airport authorities
- Ground-operation professionnals at a supervisory level
FLIGHT OPERATION
// GROUND HANDLING

PURPOSE
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
• Coordinate the various actions on a flight between landing and take-off: filling fuel, catering, boarding, freight & luggage loading (etc.)
• Make sure all safety and security rules are applied during ground operations
• Fill in and hand in all necessary documents to the PIC (Pilot In Command)
• Preparing and signing load sheets.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
General information
• The airport Flight management – practice
• Air traffic • Preparing a flight
• Basics about aeronautics and aerodynamics • Hand-in the pre-flight planning package
• Analyzing information given to the crew
Meteorology • Coordination of the various tasks when landing
• Weather conditions – air vs. ground temperature – air pressure – • Editing the manual loading plan
weather disturbances - hazardous events • The post-flight report

Human factors Dangerous goods

• Self-knowledge – Managing stress – Communication: the basics – • Awareness training session about transport of dangerous goods (IATA
Collective work – Feedback Cat 10)

Current IATA regulations Technical English

• Technical words about the airport
Short- medium- & long-haul aircrafts • Understanding & talking
• Boeing B737 – B747 – B767 – B757 – B777 – B787
• Airbus A318 – A319 – A320 – A321 – A330 – A340 - A380 Airport safety & security
• Prohibited items
Traffic operations - initial level • Verification of conformity at check-in and boarding
• Loading bulk cargo hold • Boarding cards
• Manual loading plan • Safety & security operators (international, national & local)
• Aircraft weight & balance • How to act with any abandoned baggage, package or container
• Types of messages • Safety & security objectives
• Types of transit fares
Traffic operations - advanced level • Performance measurement systems
• Loading electric bulk cargo hold • The importance of involving the team
• Specific messages • Reduction of costs in the long run
• Required servicing procedures
• Low-cost airlines & air charters Co-activity
• Reminder of ramp regulations
Loading procedures • Traffic risks inside the airport zone
• Priorities • Operators on the ground
• Preparation for the flight • Precautions to be taken
• Cargo hold loading steps • Rules to abide
• Loading limitations
• Fly-away kits On-job training
• Codes • Coordinate flight operations
• Masses • Pre-flight
• Prepare load plan
Cargo procedures • Prepare load sheets and documentations.
• Weighing of cargo
• Non-standard loads
• Special freights
• Separators

Computerized traffic management - ALTÉA FLIGHT MANAGEMENT

• Introduction
• Bulk cargo hold processing
• Electric cargo holds processing