Jarvis 769169
Probably too late for your interview now but was involved on the ramp in respect of equipment for the last 6 years.
The Airport Authority is the ground handler alright but the whole operation is run by the Cornwall County Council who have to convert the whole airfield to civilian operation when the RAF leave sometime next year, or whenever.
There is new set of Ground Ops managers etc who are basically having to re invent the wheel whist trying to climb the learning curve of how to run the ramp. Lack of staff, training and quality were the weak points up to April last.
The troops, the few that are about, sometimes as little a 2 per shift under the former management, do their best as far as I could see but its a thankless task most of the time as the weather gets you down - even in the summer!
Still, new brooms again but if the ramp is bad, the terminals worse and security............just dont go there but we all have to. Gloom.