Airline Customer Service Agent

Looking for a fun and exciting opportunity in the aviation industry? If so, start with TDA!

We are hiring for a Part-Time Customer Service Agent

  • Paid Time Off
  • Must have a valid driver's license
  • Must pass a 10-year background check and pre-employment drug test
  • Must be able to work a varying schedule

Passenger Service Agent


General Purpose of Job:

This position is responsible for providing total customer service to all people seeking to use the customer or charter service by being attentive to their needs, promptly handling their inquiries, and completing the required transactions as noted below. Additional responsibilities include ramp, aircraft cleaning, operations, wheelchair assist, and commissary duties as required.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Processing Customers' tickets, checking baggage, monitoring carry-on baggage for size and quantity, and assigning seats
  • Providing information on arrival and departure times, boarding procedures, carry-on regulations, and seating arrangements
  • Handling denied boarding situations, soliciting volunteers, accommodating Customers, and providing hotel, meal, and taxi vouchers when appropriate
  • Ensures FAA, Airline, and airport regulations are followed
  • Enforces safety/security measures and protects sensitive zones
  • Assists Customers with special needs, i.e., Customers who need assistance in boarding
  • Brings Wheelchair passengers from the ticket counter to the gates and gates to the baggage service
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Able to read and write English; bilingual skills a plus
  • Ability to work efficiently under time constraints
  • Must be available to work varied hours, including swing and graveyard shifts, plus weekends and holidays
  • Must be well-groomed and physically fit
  • Completely clean and search an aircraft
  • Other duties as assigned
  • Must pass a ten (10) year background check and pre-employment drug test
  • Must have authorization to work in the U.S. as defined in the Immigration Act of 1986
  • Able to attend required training


Physical Demands:

Must be able to carry 70 pound suitcase from the floor to 18 inches and carry 70 pound suitcase in front of you with both hands for a distance of up to 25 feet; must have physical dexterity sufficient to perform repetitive tasks and motions, including bending at the waist and knees, squatting, kneeling, crawling, twisting and sustaining those positions for extended amounts of time. Must have sufficient vision and ability to perform the essential functions of the position safely.


Work Environment:

Works both indoors and outdoors with exposure to extreme weather conditions as well as dust and pollen; subject to a variety of mechanical, electrical, chemical, toxic waste and other safety hazards associated with or working around aircraft, vehicles, equipment, fuel etc.; subject to constant and extreme noise, strong odors, fumes and poor lighting due to working at night; possible exposure to disease due to aircraft lavatory work.


Company Description
Trego Dugan Aviation (TDA) has been in the aviation service business for more than 50 years. Initially, as a single FBO with 8 employees to the present day family of aviation companies and services, and thousands of dedicated team members in numerous aviation disciplines nation-wide!

We offer five core services – air cargo, airline ground handling, FBO, maintenance and avionics and private jet charter. Still family owned, Trego Dugan delivers business vision, a midwest work ethic and unparalleled integrity.
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