Aviation

“Air traffic in India rose 15.80 per cent year-on-year to 280.24 million during April-February 2017-18. Witnessing a growth of 18.50 per cent over the previous year, total passenger traffic stood at a 264.97 million in FY17. As of March 2018, there are nearly 550 commercial aircrafts in operation in India”, as reported by India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF).

Aviation as a course and career profile is only for those who are passionate about this field. Apart from acquiring in-depth knowledge of machines, aviation requires people in its work force to have considerable knowledge of the work profile of individuals working in other departments of the industry as well.

In aviation industry aspirants have a plethora of job opportunities available to them ranging from ground staff, engineers, cabin crew to becoming a pilot. 

Aviation at the core requires each and every member to work as one team. Thus, being a team player is not a requirement it is mandatory in this field as a slight lapse on any individual’s part and the lives many others are at stake. Thus, some key skills that aspirants need to possess in order to perform well in the aviation industry are:

In order to pursue a job as a cabin crew or ground staff in the aviation industry aspirants can be from any stream (arts/commerce/science). But people aspiring to become an engineer or a pilot should have pursued Science at the school as well as graduation level. 

The curriculum of a course offered in the Aviation industry sphere varies as per the degree that is offered to candidates on completion of the course. Apart from this, it is worth knowing that course curriculum may also vary from college to college.

To get an idea of what one would study if they were to take up a course in Aviation we have an article detailing the course curriculum. Read the article here – Aviation: Courses one can study.

A career in Aviation industry is such that aspirants would not have fixed work hours/shifts. While the first profession that comes to mind when thinking of a career in the Aviation industry is that of a Pilot but it is worth knowing that there is a plethora of other career profiles that candidates can pursue in this field. Some of the popular job profiles that candidates can hope to pursue in this field are as mentioned below: