The white box attached to the plane is what we called a GPU (ground power unit). Essentially, it provides electrical power to the aircraft to keep the systems operating without draining the aircraft battery to do the same work. It can be attached to the aircraft upon arrival or just before departure (depends on the airline policy or pilot preference). About 90% of the time, the GPU is what the pilot uses to start the engine(s).

@@Revalderson Oh O.K. That was explained well Thank You!

Hey 👋 @charleyyoung262, thanks for watching, and I'm happy that these videos spark your interest. Regards driving the aircraft pushback (pushing back the plane), NO, you don't have to be a lead to drive same BUT most companies won't train you to pushback the aircraft without being a lead.

@@Revalderson O.K. Thank You again!

The airline is good, nothing is wrong. It's just that I or anyone from my company won't be doing ramp service for them anymore (contract expired). Pacific Coastal will now hire their own ramp agents to service their aircraft rather than contracting said job out to an external party.

Yep, passengers should be able to survive atleast 3hrs (180mins) without the restroom. These flights are normally between 45mins to 90mins but I added some reserve time just in case the aircraft needs to hold for couple minutes and/or divert back to the same airport that they came from (happens more frequently in the winter due to low visibility/fog). With that said, I do believe that some of Pacific Coastal Airline aircrafts have a lavatory on board.

Thanks bro. Ditto

I'm gonna subscribe to your channel with my mom's laptop

@arkarkyawzorr5018 great, my sure that you check with her first.

Appreciated 🙏🏽

Appreciated 🙏🏽

Lol. It's time, ask for that promo 😁

@Revalderson i know my name has been floating around but because I work for a contractor i think it's a little bit more difficult 😅

Bless up 🙏🏽

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For me as a ramp agent it depends sometimes I work 8 hours”until my last flight” or 10 hours “until my last flight” Working in the airline business is really fun there’s a lot of downtime while you wait for your plane to arrive lol. It’s like getting paid to do nothing , but don’t get me wrong it’s a hard job but it’s a lot of fun to me anyways 👍 Btw welcome to to ramp family ❤️

@@aznbro5559 thanks yea I just hate doing the lab part of the plane.

Shouldn't be there for Alaska but we can keep chocks and sometimes cones for all the other airlines that we do.

To add on to this service providers have their own SOP which sometimes does not adhere or follow the airline policy. This is all very dependent on the circumstances

Thanks for the support, much appreciated. We will definitely meet up one of these days

It is more about inspecting the doors and areas around same for any damages before opening. This is one of the main responsibilities of the lead person when doing his "walk around" after the arrival of the aircraft and before departure. Also. The lead is normally the person with the most experience and can better identify any form of inconsistencies/damages to the fuselage.

Guilty 😁. I work at both places

Thank you! kindly

Sadly we don't get free food from the airport 😕, however, we do get a 10% discount. I believe that this discount is applicable at any airport within the country (Canada). Regarding a "lead", a lead is like a team captain of a sport team (soccer, football, ect).He/she is the person that is responsible for assigning the duties to his/her team regarding the safe operation around the aircraft during pre-arrival, arrival, post arrival and departure.

@@Revalderson OK thank you for this!

Thanks for the love and support. The next video will be uploaded today. I will try my best to upload more frequently