Airfield Operations Specialists

Airfield Operations Specialist — Overview

Ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel; dispatching; using airfield landing and navigational aids; implementing airfield safety procedures; monitoring and maintaining flight records; and applying knowledge of weather information.

• Maintain flight and events logs, air crew flying records, and flight operations records of incoming and outgoing flights.
• Use airfield landing and navigational aids and digital data terminal communications equipment to perform duties.
• Monitor the arrival, parking, refueling, loading, and departure of all aircraft.
• Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation.
• Train operations staff.
• Relay departure, arrival, delay, aircraft and airfield status, and other pertinent information to upline controlling agencies.

• Active Listening
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  Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading Comprehension
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  Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking
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  Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking
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  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Monitoring
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  Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Coordination
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  Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

• Airfield Manager
• Assistant Manager Airside Operations
• Airport Duty Manager
• Operations Agent
• Flight Operations Manager

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