#rampagent #airport #airplane Today I will be showing you guys how we work a plane at my station. This will be from Start to Finish. This will give a little perspective on how things should look when working on the ramp.
Wow, I have to say I had forgotten just how hard Ramp Agents' work was. I used to be a Ramp agent. I started as a Loader driver, and worked my way up to Aircraft Tug Driver then Aircraft Engineering and on to the flight deck as Technical Flight Crew. initially as a Light Loadmaster & Flight Mechanic, & Second Officer, and eventually as Pilot/First Officer. I will be 60 years old in June 2023. Though I have flown thousands of hours, throughout my flying career, sadly I don't fly anymore in part due to poor health. What I would say in hindsight The early part of my aviation career was working on the ground as a Ramp Agent. watching the video I remember it was absolutely back-breaking work. However, it was exciting and fun at the time in my early to mid-20s especially getting to work around many different Aircraft types and with a burning desire to get to fly them. Eventually Flying for two airlines in the UK and The Royal Air Force as a commissioned Officer, allowed me to see much of the world and at the age of 26 years old, I was third in command of a commercial airliner with a lot of responsibility and a set of wings and two gold braids on my uniform shirt epaulettes and uniform jacket. One word of warning to all you Ramp Agents though. If you're working on the ramp in your 20's you might find that all that heavy lifting and hard manual labour you are doing today, might come back and hit you in later life. Something No airline or airline handling company is ever going to tell you. Today I walk with a walking stick my knees are screwed from spending years kneeling on them in tight aircraft holds loading and unloading aircraft. My back is screwed as a result of the continuing twisting of my back with heavy bags as are my shoulders and arms from lifting heavy pax bags and moving cargo in the aircraft holds and cabin on main deck freighter aircraft. I enjoyed my flying career very much and I wouldn't have changed it for the world it's made me who I am today. However, I started my aviation career working on the Ramp with no preconceived ideas of becoming a Pilot. Back then at the time which was in the mid-1980's I didn't believe that I was capable to become a Pilot, just a growing confidence that allowed me to believe in myself I had to work my way up through the ranks from a Ramp agent to flight-deck crew, which meant hard work and lots of studying and college and flight school. That hard labour working on the ramp has left me in later life living in tremendous constant pain as I'm riddled with osteoarthritis. pretty much as a direct result of my years working on the Ramp. A thankless hard job but having seen it from the ramp and looking at it from the flight deck it's appreciated just don't screw your body as a result as it might come back and bite you on the ass in later life. Keep up the good work guys.👍
That's what I'm worried about I just got hired as a ramp agent I'm in my 40s I start in a few weeks but I wonder if my body will get messed up from it.
I never realized bags were packed in and pulled out like that, on your knees! Gee that's hard work. Everybody I know complains about dents or smudges on their bags but now I sympathize. Thanks.
Those smaller jets are atrocious. How you get enough strength at that position and moving heavy luggage sideways is not very good for any part of the body.
The 175/195 bins are real back busters! Hated them at first. Really helps when your person feeding you bags knows how to stack so they know how to feed.
Awesome Video! I’m in the flight MGR industry as well . One note maybe edit or blurry out the passengers bag tags . Technology today is really quick with screen shots someone could get a hold of someone personally information . Customers tag their bags with all sorts of personal info . You don’t want that headache from the company or customer . Folks are creeps and very weird these day you just never know what people will do. Keep up the good work education is needed .Most People don’t realize value nor give Ramp agents/ ground operations . Grace or credit . Ramp does everything to get you on your way as safe as possible. Give Ramp agents more Grace ❤❤❤
Great video! I worked on the ramp in YYZ for 10 years and loved it. The procedures you used were spot on and exactly how I used to do it. Shout out to you and your crew. Stay safe. Cheers 👍
How did it go?? Im actually applying for ramp agent job and im kinda nervous about this job, I don't know about the work, will there be only 1 ramp agent In airport or will there be many others?? And If there are then Will other ramp Agents help me In learning??
Omg I am so happy I found your page, I've never done this job before and I am nervous but the more I watch your video I think I'm really going to enjoy this job thanks for sharing.
It’s really not bad I’m pretty sure u gonna have a lot of time to learn the ropes and people are going to help you and once you figure everything out it’s gonna be like 2nd nature to you. 💪🏽💪🏽
You work at an out station? I work at a hub and we don’t do most of that. For example if you unload/load that’s all you do. We don’t get bags they are brought to us. Crazy to see the out station Vs hub . Great video
Well done dude! All ok except some white sport shoes Ive noticed....security is on feet too ;) stay safe and take care of your backs. Grettings from MAD.
I used to for jetblue ramp agent the job aint easy. Well I mean it was but it really wore down ur body. Me working at boston getting hit with all kinds of weather and temperatures made it hard.
Greetings from Switzerland. I work at Zurich ZRH but in the baggage and cargo sorting area. How do you deal with the physical strain of being in the plane's belly on your knees? I noticed you didn't have pads on? Here it's a must to wear.
@@AntonisTzivelekiso αδερφέ είναι η πιο δύσκολη και η πιο επικίνδυνη δουλειά που θα έχεις κάνει ποτέ σου αλλά είναι αλλού τα καλά εκεί πέρα γενικά στην συγκεκριμένη εταιρεία
I work at the the YVR branch for ATS, and the amount of flights we do in a day (with the very limited equipment we have around) are insane 😂 But I hear YYC and YYZ are a shitshow
Question 1. Do ramp agents use an air start unit? Question 2. Do ramp agents use a ground power unit? Question 3. Do baggage handlers drive baggage belt loaders?
No i have team mates these are just different perspectives of how to do the job and i was just showing everyone but no you will have team mates tht can span from 2-5 people
@@TTMiles2 i also work at the airport as well but our ramp is divided into three sub divisions basically. Baggage Handlers, Equipment Operators and Ramp Officers. So this seemed a little strange to me.
It's times where I had to load\unload a 737, 757, crj 900, and erj 175 by myself cause we have little ppl on some days. If you have the work ethic to tolerate it, you'll be alright.
Safety first, as a supervisor for the deicing team, I know sneakers are not allowed in the work area, but on the ramp is a no, no. See something say something, you let your coworkers work unsafe.
They are saftey trainers he got on. Look how thick the tounge and ankle supports are. Plus look how rigid the toes are when he walks. I honestly can not see any airside ops letting ground crew work with out appropriate foot wear and trainers are defo no appropriate for working in the ramp.
So when that aircraft taxies away after pushback its wing will depart the manoeuvring area it is in and re-enter the ramp area it had been pushed from so it can depart....? Why not just push the aircraft in a 90° direction that will allow the aircraft, once in the manoeuvring area, to remain in this controlled area as opposed to re-entering an uncontrolled zone for taxi.
Hey man, thanks for the video, this was helpful. I applied for a Ramp Agent job in San Francisco, and I got an online interview next week. It's my first time applying for a job like this. So I believe I'll be a little more prepared for it. Do you or anyone in the comments got any tips or advice? It would much appreciated.
show that you are willing to learn and respect that the ramp on an active busy airport is a very dangerous place and it's important to follow rules and think before you do something that could result in someone or you dying. Aviation employers such as airlines or ground handling agents, want to feel that their employees aren't going to do something stupid or dangerous that could end up causing a serious accident or damage to an aircraft or cause any loss of life. If you can show that you are sensible and trustworthy and willing to follow procedures and rules you should be fine. Hope it works out for you.
@@owensmith8706 Thanks but... I didn't get it, I was applying for United. The odd thing is that the email said I can't apply for the position for three months. And I'm not sure whether they meant the position at SF or the position in general.
I’m not exactly sure how delta is but I believe it is a yearly raise and I’m not sure wht they top out at. Ik they have really good flight benefits tho
@@SOSick691 at the moment they start out at 16.50 but they are raising the pay for all employees this year not counting the your yearly raise. They top out at 35 dollars but that will probably change as well due to the pay increase. Also they do profit shares every year depending on if delta made a profit and they pay that Feb 14th. 👍🏾
Nice job showing how it is. That is a really hard position loading and unloading on the smaller aircraft. Why don’t you hire midgets (dwarfs?) small people for that work. They are very strong.
I laugh at rampers that focus the FOD walk on the lead-in line, when the engines are 5-10 feet from the centerline. And, Southwest requires a delineator on the #1 engine? Where? I jest, and yes, safety first. ATS needs to demand flight benefits!!
It doesn't make sense to have three people putting bags on the belt, and only one in the bin. Rotator cuff injuries are guaranteed working like that! Vests should be zipped, and safety toe shoes or boots. Otherwise, great job.
I'm living in Iran. And unfortunately, the airline authorities in my country do not care about this matter, you may not believe it, they do not give any information to the university for the relevant studies and investigations...😅😅😅
At my station deicing is also our responsibility, plus we clean the interior of every turn. Get a union people, cause we are used and abused for crumbs.
@@davidsmiths5471 You could’ve lied and told me any airport but this just shows you never worked as a ramp Agent and don’t know what it’s like to be one so just be quiet 🤐
i just got a job for a major airlines at a major airport in ramps. i am older and not in the best shape. not that flexible so doing this loading "Inside" the cargo area of a plane would be very difficult. will it be mandatory that i work in these areas or would i be assigned to like wing walker or pushback planes or even just loading the bags from the bag cart onto the conveyor belt that leads into the plane? thank you!
That would only depend on who your Crew Chief/Lead would be they are the ones that really give out the positions the ramper would be doing for those flights. Now, in most cases NO I would only have you wing walk and help with taking the bags off the plane and dropping them.
Awesome Video! I’m in the flight MGR industry as well . One note maybe edit or blurry out the passengers bag tags . Technology today is really quick with screen shots someone could get a hold of someone personally information . Customers tag their bags with all sorts of personal info . You don’t want that headache from the company or customer . Folks are creeps and very weird these day you just never know what people will do. Keep up the good work education is needed .Most People don’t realize value nor give Ramp agents/ ground operations . Grace or credit . Ramp does everything to get you on your way as safe as possible. Give Ramp agents more Grace ❤❤❤
