Paths In Aviation Management

Paths in Aviation Management

            Jet Aviation is an interesting company I found that does a whole wide variety of services. They have to the ability to perform aircraft refurbishment, FBO services, aircraft management, and charter services. They have also have opportunity to become a flight attendant. This company has staffing placed under categories. Pilots, Flight attendants, technical personnel, schedulers and dispatchers, corporate and executive managers , and sales professional. I was un able to find if these departments are hiring. However, they have locations around the world, including US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia which could create a fair amount of potential jobs. (Jet Aviation, 2017)

            Being an FBO manager seems like a god job opportunity port graduation. I would be managing day to day operations with charter, commercial, and maintenance. I would also be involved with storage of fuel and safety. It would be a great start to gain experience before entering a large business such as the major airlines. Indeed has a fair amount of FBO management jobs posted such as BBA Aviation in Ohio. (BBA, 2017)

            Air Traffic Controller would be an interesting route to follow. The training process seems intense but it would defiantly play out once I get through. I would have to apply through NAV Canada once I graduate. A lot of management positions in the airlines require a fair amount of work experience so once I graduate, a job like a ramp agent or service agent would be a good position as it will get my foot in the door to maybe later apply for top positions within the same airline.  I have seen a few of the positions at Toronto Person Airport with Air Transat and Jazz airlines.

            This assignment has not really changed my plans for my future. Currently my plan is to ensure I get my foot in the door with an airline or a major airport. I understand I have to pay dues so I plan to start at the lower positions such as an ramp/service agent to help my resume when I apply for upper management positions. These early jobs will look good if I further my career in only 1 airline. This is why this assignment has confirmed what my current plan is after the coming years.

References:

Jet Aviation. (n.d.). Retrieved March 18, 2017, from https://www.jetaviation.com/

Manager, Operations. (n.d.). Retrieved March 18, 2017, from https://bbaaviation.taleo.net/careersection/13/jobdetail.ftl?job=23652

Open Skies

Open Skies

            The open skies agreement with the US-EAU allows for flexibility and freedom while flying into the members airspace. The agreement takes away government impact with routes, fares, and capacity which allows for cheaper and more convenient flights around the world (U.S Department of State, 2016). According to Americans for open skies, both Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways have subsidies that value close to 18 billion each.

            I couldn't find an airline that is subsidized for long haul flight. Since the deregulation, US airlines have freedom and are not so bound by the government. I did find an article in which Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines are discussing issues with U.S officials that government owners of the airlines apart of the EAU are receiving a large amount of cash which goes against the open skies agreement.(Britton, 2016)

            With new aircraft being built such as COMAC in China, there is starting to become a competition in the US with other markets. The EXIM bank supports sales to the foreign markets to help lower the playing field. With the new aircraft insight, American suppliers are seeking help from EXIM to support sales to Airbus airline customers. EXIM will finance the export of U.S produced goods and services for aftermarket (post-manufacturing) use on foreign-manufactured large aircraft for U.S. exporters of all sizes. (EXIM, 2017)

            Norwegian Air has caused a lot of controversy between the US and Europe. There are labor concerns as well as pricing concerns. As of now, they are approved to be a member of the open skies agreement and are currently working out approval from Ireland which has caused a lot of back lash due to issues within the company. There ridiculously cheap flights will be a problem for the competition. This airline could drive down the cost to fly overseas from all American Airlines. (Posaner, 2016)

            I personally feel there is somewhat of a disadvantage of long haul carriers. Every Country has laws to follow and they may be different from other countries. No 2 countries will have exact regulations on Airlines which makes it had for there to be a level playing field. Cheap airlines such as Norwegian can become a force in the long-haul carriers making it hard for many other airlines to compete with. For these reason I feel there will never be a level playing field in this industry.  

References

Britton, R. (2016, October 24). Subsidized Gulf Airlines Continue To Dump Seats In The U.S. Retrieved March 11, 2017, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-britton/subsidized-gulf-airlines-_2_b_12588256.html

The Facts About Open Skies. (n.d.). Retrieved March 11, 2017, from http://fairskies.org/the-facts/

Posaner, J. (2016, September 02). Norwegian airline clouds open skies. Retrieved March 11, 2017, from http://www.politico.eu/article/norwegian-airline-nai-ireland-us-open-skies/

Chinese Aviation Competition

Chinese Competition

            I firmly believe that the C919 will be FAA certified. I feel COMAC will do whatever it takes to ensure the aircraft is certified. "The CFM international LEAP-1C engine, which will power the COMAC C919, has gained type certification from both FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)" (Karp, 2016). This right here shows me that they are on the right path for full certification from the FAA. China knows the benefits from being certified in North America and also Europe. Once certified they can make a lot of money from American companies.

            I feel if certified, there will be great competition with Boeing and Airbus due to the price of the C919 which is said be around 10% less than Boeing at 90 million (Aeronnews, 2015).  This can help save American airlines a lot of money. Companies will be able to buy more aircraft at a cheaper price. This cite also describes the differences with mileage.  The C919 lacks distance compared to Boeing and Airbus. This could be a reason not to purchase the C919 due to the potential increase is fuel prices. I feel this may not be enough not to by the C919. I don't think the public will be a problem. No of days, people don't really know what aircraft they are on unless they follow aviation. People buy from china for a majority of their purchases so I don't think it will be an issue.

            Chinese airlines are starting to buy and use China made aircraft. USA today discusses another aircraft that is acting as a regional jet. The ARJ21. This aircraft marks the first domestically used regional aircraft used by Chinese airlines (Mutzabaugh, 2016). COMAC is bringing a good relationship to be the provider of aircraft for domestic airlines. The C919 is receiving orders by Chinese airlines. One of these airlines includes Chengdu Air.

            If certified I do not believe that other companies will come out as competitors. It is hard to go up against Boeing and Airbus as it is, The C919 will make it that much harder for other companies to win the purchasing battle between airlines. The C919 I believe will not over take Boeing and Airbus as these companies still have a good reputation and dominate most of the market.

            Boeing and Airbus plane to roll out new variants of the best selling aircraft, the 737 and the A320. This means there will be stiffer competition for the C919 (Cendrowski, 2016). Boeing does not plan to let the C919 affect them and plan to ensure they stay at the top of the global market.

References:

Dec 21, 2016 Aaron Karp, A. K. (n.d.). CFM LEAP-1C powering C919 gains FAA, EASA certification. Retrieved March 04, 2017, from http://atwonline.com/engines/cfm-leap-1c-powering-c919-gains-faa-easa-certification

A. (n.d.). Comac C919, Boeing 737, Airbus A320: how do they differ? Retrieved March 04, 2017, from http://www.aeronewstv.com/en/industry/commercial-aviation/2944-comac-c919-boeing-737-airbus-a320-how-do-they-differ.html

Mutzabaugh, B. (2016, June 30). Now flying: China's first modern passenger jet enters service. Retrieved March 04, 2017, from http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/06/30/now-flying-chinas-first-modern-passenger-jet-enters-service/86549178/#

Cendrowski, S. (2016, February 16). China's Delayed Answer to Boeing Loses Spotlight. Retrieved March 04, 2017, from http://fortune.com/2016/02/16/china-comac-c919-delay-delivery