Airline crew : Airline crew members, often just called aircrew, may include pilots, flight attendants, navigators, TACCOs, flight engineers, signallers, observers ...
Modern airplanes are phenomenal pieces of technology, but they're not worth much if you don't have somebody who can fly them. The skills and expertise of veteran pilots are crucial to airline organizations, as well as to getting you where you need to go. The flight-attendant crew is also an important element in the flying process: Attendants try to keep everything running smoothly on each flight, and they deal with the desperate situations that arise when things don't go according to plan.
In this edition of HowStuffWorks, we'll take a look at the unique world of airline crews to find out who's working on a typical flight and see what their duties are. The life of an airline crew member can be tiring and frustrating, but it is rarely boring. When these people come into work (in an office that cruises a mile or more above the ground), they might very well be headed to the other side of the world.
The Crew Members of the Airline are further detailed below:
(1) Flight attendants: Flight attendants or cabin crew (also known as stewards, air hosts/hostesses, or stewardesses) are members of an aircrew employed by airlines to ensure the safety and comfort of the passengers aboard commercial flights as well as on select business jet aircraft.
(2) Navigator: A navigator is the person onboard a ship or aircraft responsible for its navigation. The navigator's primary responsibility is to be aware of ship or aircraft position at all times. Responsibilities include planning the journey, advising the Captain or Aircraft Commander of estimated timing to destinations while en route, and ensuring hazards are avoided. The navigator is in charge of maintaining the aircraft or ship's nautical charts, nautical publications, and navigational equipment, and generally has responsibility for meteorological equipment and communications.
(3) Flight Engineer: In aviation, a flight engineer is a member of the aircrew of some aircraft. The flight engineer is responsible for monitoring and controlling many of the aircraft systems during flight.
(4) Signaller: In the armed forces, a signaller is a soldier or seaman responsible for military communications and related tasks. Most signallers are employed in the operation of radio equipment and antennas (other than personal radios), but other signallers may be responsible for the construction and maintenance of telephone lines and telephone switchboards for field telephone systems, information technology infrastructure, or electronic warfare. In the past, signallers also operated heliographs, Aldis lamps, semaphore flags, and even carrier pigeons. Presently, signallers work with modern equipment using satellites, computers, and electronics to monitor and maintain division-sized networks.
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