Maintenance personnel refer to the personnel who maintain the aircraft body, engine and communication electronic equipment on the ground, and are called ground crew in civil aviation law. Machine maintenance is a highly professional and high-tech job, and its work can be divided into internal logistics and external logistics. The on-site work scope includes stations other than the air stations where airlines fly, and they are engaged in flight line maintenance. Online work refers to pre-flight and post-flight inspections, daily or overnight inspections, transit maintenance and pre-flight and post-flight inspections.
The back office staff works in the airline maintenance workshop and is responsible for the third and fourth level maintenance of the aircraft, that is, a major preventive inspection and necessary repair of the aircraft structure and system according to the scheduled work items, including nondestructive inspection, test measurement or calibration, aircraft overhaul, test and inspection of various parts of the aircraft, overhaul and update of system components, etc.
Professional requirements
Most airline crew members recruit students who have graduated from mechanical, electrical, electronic, aviation and other majors or graduated from senior engineers or above. Basically, you can work with a secondary school education, and the threshold is not high. After two to four years of service in the company, new entrants need to take the ground mechanic examination set up by the Civil Aviation Administration before they can engage in airworthiness visa work. Obtaining a license after passing the examination is also an important basis for the promotion, assessment and salary increase of maintenance personnel.
Maintenance is a highly professional and high-tech job, which requires not only knowledge of machinery and electronics, but also professional knowledge of aircraft structure and aviation communication. It shoulders the safety of the whole aircraft and requires the aircraft to achieve zero accidents. The first priority of maintenance training is not only the training of new employees, but also on-the-job training or professional training for on-the-job employees every year. Training arrangements are strictly implemented in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the Civil Aviation Administration.