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Old 20th November 2005 | 08:47
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older_wiser
 
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Abdel :

Take your points.

Sorry if you thought i was being negative but i didn't want powdermonkey getting the wrong idea about ramp work.
The points you made are generally true, i thought you meant that you were on Aircraft etc with flight crews.
As a dispatcher / Ops supervisor / load contoller i was always willing to share my experience with ramp / c/in staff however i found that not too many ramp staff were interested, they just want to tell you how to do your job not realising why certain things had to done in a certain way, that however never bothered me as i was ex ramp myself.

The best way to spek to flight crews outside of Working as a Dispatcher is to work either as a pushback driver or on Check in (at the gates).

That said i also feel having worked in all areas contrary to what is generally perceived that Check in is a natural progression to Ops i believe the natural route should be via the Ramp as Load planning / DIspatch is more natural to someone who has worked below wing than to someone who has spent time on Passport checks/ Seat Changes and special meals etc
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