
For
someone who is looking for a career that offers a tradition of service,
growth, and excitement, the world of aviation beckons. Aviation offers many
varied opportunities for exciting and rewarding careers. Some require a
considerable amount of training, while others are available at the entry
level. Depending on the working environment preferred, one may find him
aloft in the cockpit or cabin of a plane, on solid ground in an office, on a
production line, or on an airport ramp.
A career in aviation is one of the most exciting and rewarding career options today!
With privatization and foreign collaboration increasing every day, the
future in airline industry is bright. Most International Airline Offices are
looking to increasing their fleet and there is a demand for Indians in
fields like, air hostesses, flight stewards, ground hostess and pilots.
The Job Demands
Entry level positions with an airline cover a wide variety of operations
and duties. Most of these positions involve extensive customer service
contact requiring strong interpersonal and communication skills. No previous
experience is required, although you may be required to work evening or
early-morning hours, adhere to a strict physical appearance, and lift heavy
objects. Entry level positions such as Pilot, or Mechanic require special
licenses and/or specific previous work experience.
Career in Airline IndustryThere is something inherently peculiar and singular to the airline
industry. Placed in the context of any other industry, the allowance to
increase capacity and access is assumed to translate into more revenue.
Such a huge industry requires a vast number of people with a variety of
skills. Skills specific to aviation include :
Ground services
Traffic, operations, crewing, performance, route planning, passenger
services or management.
Flight crew
Training captain, command Pilot, co-pilot or flight engineer.
Cabin crew
Flight attendants: First class, number one, two, three, trainer,
corporate/vip or management.
Administration Commercial, sales, finance, administration, marketing, IT, personnel, senior management or director.
Engineering
Licensed engineers for airframe, engines and avionics
Cargo Managers and Handlers
Air Traffic Controllers.
Other Career Opportunities
The aviation industry is huge, and interfaces with many other sectors.
Chief among these are travel and tourism, hospitality, catering, retailing
and security. Aircraft design, manufacture and maintenance are also enormous
businesses that offer employment possibilities for the right person.
The International Recruiters holds many intangibles for the Indian Aviation
Industry, which can't be measured in monetary terms. The imponderables are:
a pulsating career, an opportunity to rub shoulders with people from all
over the world, the ease with which one can enter the industry without
having to clear grueling entrance tests, excellent future prospects for the
performance-oriented, good monetary incentives and the fact that these
skills are transferable anywhere in the world.