TRANSPORT BY AIR - PEOPLE IN AIR TRAVEL - PART TWO
flyer
an individual who maneuvers an airplane (generally a small one, not a traveler plane)
frequent flyer
an individual who travels a lot in a plane on business flights, especially if that person is part of a programme that awards prizes to people who travel by plane frequently.
ground crew
service personnel responsible for maintaining and servicing aircraft at an airport whose job is to handle aircraft when they are on the base
navigator
a person who travels with a quest for exploration on a boat or in an aeroplane
parachute
an implement attached to people or objects that allows them to make a free fall slowly and securely when jumping from an aeroplane at times of exigency
parachutist
an individual who jumps out of a plane with a parachute
paragliding
a sport in which one jumps from a higher altitude while wearing a specific structure, such as a parachute and is propelled by the wind before landing on the ground. It is a sport categorised as Extreme Sports or Adventure Sports
paraglider
an individual person who performs paragliding
passenger
an individual who is travelling in public or private transport like train, aeroplane or ship
pilot
an individual who is qualified to fly an aircraft and controls the operations of an aeroplane
skycap
an individual whose job is to transport people's baggage at an airport
sky marshal
a plainclothes police officer who is armed and travels on a plane with the passengers deployed to prevent hijacking
steward
an employee who supervises the distribution of food and refreshments and attends to passengers aboard a cruise ship, aeroplane, bus or train
stewardess
a lady airline steward
test pilot
a trained pilot who specialises in performing exercises on new or experimental aircraft that are intended to test their strength by putting them through harsher strains than usual to test their airworthiness
