Aviation these days has become one of the most sought after career field owing to the career prospects and the lucrative job opportunities. With the reputed institutions such as ILAM – Institute of Logistics and Aviation Management, New Delhi and other such institutions in the field, aspirants can easily pursue their career in Aviation Management and get into their dream career. From the excerpt given bellow you will get an idea about how vast the job opportunities are available there.

What is Aviation Management

• The goal of Aviation Management is to cater to the traffic of passengers and cargo mobility throughout the world in the fast, safe, secure and reliable service and to satisfy the needs of the ultimate consumer — you                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
• Aviation Professional Aims – to deliver... the helping environment, the right quality service, the right knowledge of Air Worthiness, delivered to the right customer at the right place, at the right time, in the right manner

Aviation Industry

• Foreign equity up to 100% is allowed by the means of automatic approvals pertaining to establishment of Greenfield Airports and up to 74% to the existing airports
• The travel and tourism industry contributed a total of 124.8 billion U.S. dollars to GDP in India in 2015 – this accounted for approximately six percent of India's total GDP
• The industry directly providing more than 23.5 million jobs per year
• Passenger growth has grown from 40m to 110m in the last 5 yrs and is expected to grow upto 150m by 2020
• Approx 2.5-5 lacs jobs being created in the Indian Aviation Industry
• In the present scenario around 115 domestic airlines and above 60 international airlines are operating in India
• Infrastructure modernization, huge investment, expanding air fleet & with ever growing economy AVIATION is the hottest sector in term of career

Career Prospects

• Managers: The Managers are responsible for variety of roles regarding various operations with the particular airline service. Some of the responsibilities that are being shouldered by the Aviation Managers are – managing airport services, customer care, etc.

• Air Traffic Managers: - the activities related to Navigation, Communication and surveillance regarding flights and air operations are what the Air Traffic Managers do.

• Aviation Planners: Aviation Planners basically do the planning of the maintenance and other technical aspects, managing airworthiness maintenance of large fleets and  make sure of fuel efficiency, etc.

• Resource Manager: Resource management is all about managing resources efficiently and effectively. The resources may be kind of Inventory, manpower, finance, etc.

• Purchase Manager: The Purchase Manager oversees day-to-day operations, functions and the purchasing activities. Also manages procurement activities and coordinate the purchase negotiations.

• Analyst: The person working as an analyst will reviewthe information related to aviation and accordingly will make decisions about flight routes, employee efficiency, safety, spending practices, and many other things.

• Financial Analyst: The finances related aspects would be overseen by Financial Analyst.

• Senior Staff Analyst: Also called a Management Analyst the staff analysts help organization reducing wasteful cost and improving productivity.

• Operation Analyst: The key person of the operationsteam which is responsible for client reporting, trade processes, supporting data management, and problem resolution.

• Consultants: The expert with airline who create durable and successful creation and helps clients achieve excellence overcoming immediate challenges.

• Manager (Warehouse of Airport, Airlines & Logistics Companies): as the name suggest the person will assist in management activities.

• Supervisors: Supervises the general activities regarding airline, flight operations, etc.

• Cargo Supervisors: The Cargo Supervisor is responsible for and does plan, monitor and supervise the day to day operations related to cargo and courier.

• Management Trainee: The management trainee is the person who is newly recruited and being trained for the proposed management work which is gonna be shouldered by that person.

• Flight Dispatcher: The Flight Dispatcher is also known as airline dispatcher, aircraft dispatcher, flightfollower or even flight operations officer. The flight dispatcher assists in flight paths planning, loading and enrooting, etc.

• Station Attendant / Information Representative: As the name suggests the person with the authority regarding customer service and related activities.

• Crew Schedule Coordinator: The job is related to coordination of crew and scheduling all the activities on board the flight.

• Airlines Station Agent: We generally encounter with them at the arrival and departure gates at the airports.

• Airline Flight Instructor: This is the flight instructors certified by the competent government authority

We discussed it length and by now you must have come to know the vast opportunities that aviation sector offers.