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Old 14th July 2004 | 12:45
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Yes they do, quite a lot of them actually. Getting your foot in is very, very difficult if you are not properly connected or plain lucky.

One route is to start on the ramp as a loader, then work your way to load controller. With loads of experience, you can then start firing off applications. A couple of years on the ramp and ditto in load control would probably be min. required.

Then comes the difficult bit, getting a foothold with an airline that does indeed employ loadies. I guess here is a classic case of "it's who you know that counts". As long as we fly to dodgy places and carry odd-siezed loads, there will always be a requirement for loadmasters.

The airforce route is another option.
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