Do Airlines Hire minors to do ramp service?

Question

Do Airlines Hire minors to do ramp service?

Answer 1

Airlines: No.  Period.

Small airports: sometimes.  Many small airports will hire minors (within the scope of the law) to help with tasks around the airport, like cleaning planes and hangars and helping with bags.  Don't expect to be allowed to fuel planes though.  When I say "small airports", I'm talking about working for an FBO at an airport that serves small personal planes and maybe the occasional corporate turboprop... but not public airlines.

Answer 2

Would you want to fly in them if they did?

And Ramp people are human too, well mostly, with a bit of baboon added for interest

Answer 3

no

The unions will not allow it and the background checks would be just too costly.

Answer 4

No anything about aviation can be dangerous and no one hires minors to do dangerous work. It is too legal risky.....

Answer 5

Maybe at a very small A/P out in the Boonies (like the interior of Canada) but normally ... No.

I would think the insurance liability would be too great

Answer 6

Walt554 is right.

I used to work at a small privately owned A/P in Central Ontario. We had kids working on refuelling both land based aircraft and seaplanes. They carried luggage, did general cleanup and mowed the grass. Most pilots (not all) were OK with that. I think there are laws that preclude major operators from hiring minors.

Answer 7

No, but they hire people with the mentality of a minor to work the ramps...

Answer 8

No.

Answer 9

no, otherwise 16 year old aviation enthuaists would overbook 40 places to 1 in their summer holidays

Answer 10

It all depends how old are you .