Occupations in aviation

person controlling an aircraft in flight

position in an aircrew

process of capturing images from aircraft, including planes, helicopters, and drones

aviator who flies new or modified aircraft to evaluate and certify its performance in test flights

aircraft flight crew position responsible for operating engines and other systems onboard an aircraft

specialist responsible for the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic

flight crew role

crew position responsible for control of an aircraft and ultimately responsible for all operations of the aircraft

thumb|upright=1.14|The aircrew of a Jetstar Airways Boeing 787

thumb|A dispatcher

A purser is the person on a ship principally responsible for the handling of money on board. On modern merchant ships, the purser is the officer responsible for all administration (including the ship's cargo and passenger manifests) and supply. Frequently, the cooks and stewards answer to the purser as well. They were also called a pusser in British naval slang.

dispersal of chemicals from aircraft or helicopters

person who is responsible for the operations of a radio system

images of aircraft, either in flight, or on the ground

thumb|Skywriting over Oshkosh, Wisconsin during EAA's Airventure in 2008. Skywriting is the process of using one or more small aircraft, able to expel special smoke during flight, to fly in certain patterns that create writing readable from the ground. These messages can be advertisements, general messages of celebration or goodwill, personal messages such as a marriage proposals and birthday wishes, or acts of protest.

support personnel that service aircraft on the ground

flight planning and management specialist within the operations centre of an airline

science and technology of designing, developing and assembling of aircraft, airports and aerodromes