Editing Airline (section)

==Personnel==
[[File:787 Dreamliner cabin crew and pilots (10167536115).jpg|thumb|The [[aircrew]] of a [[Jetstar]] [[Boeing 787]]]]

The various types of airline personnel include [[flight crew]], responsible for the operation of the aircraft. Flight crew members include: [[Aviator|pilots]] ([[Pilot in command|captain]] and [[First officer (civil aviation)|first officer]]: some older aircraft also required a [[flight engineer]] and/or a [[navigator]]); [[flight attendant]]s (led by a [[purser]] on larger aircraft); [[Sky marshal|In-flight security personnel]] on some airlines (most notably [[El Al]])

[[Groundcrew]], responsible for operations at airports, include Aerospace and avionics engineers responsible for certifying the aircraft for flight and management of aircraft maintenance; [[Aerospace]] engineers, responsible for airframe, powerplant and electrical systems maintenance; [[Avionics]] engineers responsible for avionics and instruments maintenance; [[Airframe]] and [[Aircraft engine|powerplant]] technicians; Electric System technicians, responsible for maintenance of electrical systems; [[Flight dispatcher]]s; [[Baggage handler]]s; Ramp Agents; Remote centralized weight and balancing;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.globalloadcontrol.com/ |title=Global Load Control |access-date=10 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227082535/http://www.globalloadcontrol.com/ |archive-date=27 December 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Gate agent]]s; Ticket agents; Passenger service agents (such as [[airline lounge]] employees); Reservation agents, usually (but not always) at facilities outside the airport; Crew schedulers.

Airlines follow a [[corporation|corporate]] structure where each broad area of operations (such as maintenance, flight operations (including flight safety), and passenger service) is supervised by a vice president. Larger airlines often appoint vice presidents to oversee each of the airline's hubs as well. Airlines employ [[lawyers]] to deal with regulatory procedures and other administrative tasks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hklaw.com/practices/aviation-regulation/|title=Aviation Regulation|website=www.hklaw.com|language=en|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref>