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
Good Afternoon,
ReplyDeleteFirst and foremost, I was extremely eager to read your response as I am also a management student, and always seeking aviation-related employment opportunities, especially those pertaining to dispatch. Additionally, I believe your succinct wording coupled with concise paragraph formatting indefinitely makes your response easier to read. Consequently, readers are not only able to follow your train of thought in a more efficient manner, but can also obtain a deeper understanding of your sentiments.
Prior to reading your response to the first question, I knew very little about Jet Aviation as I only saw or read about the company in brief articles; I never took the time to research them further. I think the fact this company offers such a wide variety of services is fascinating. To my knowledge, not many companies offer aircraft refurbishment along with other services common services. Typically, a company only specializes in aircraft refurbishment and offers nothing else; thereby, it appears as if Jet Aviation may be a ‘one stop shop’, which is both rare and unique. I liked how you mentioned this company has several locations around the world such as Europe and Asia. I concur with you regarding the fact that having numerous bases/locations around the world enhances the real potential to create several jobs, thereby increasing company and industry growth, as well as long-term viability. Since you stated Jet Aviation offers dispatching and scheduling employment opportunities, I will add the company to my list of prospects and check to see if they are hiring in the future.
Like you, I also considered pursuing employment as an Air Traffic Controller, however because of the continual and intense training over the span of several years I became less interested. Furthermore, after our guest speaker, Brenden Doyle, spoke to the class regarding his experiences and sentiments pertaining to the immense training and stressful environment, my already reduced level of interest was mitigated even further. Albeit the money (approximately $110,000 - $150,000 per year) would be grand, I value my quality of life and job satisfaction over the amount of money, and after learning about the ATC training environment, the position no longer sounds appealing. One interesting thing about working for ATC (and probably the only aspect of it that still has my interest) is the fact they tend to work one hour on and one hour off. Therefore, they receive compensation for a 40-hour work week, but in reality, only work for 20 hours. The only aspect of this one hour on, one off routine I would have trouble with is being able to efficiently transition between the two; nonetheless, not many jobs offer this, which makes ATC unique.
I noticed we expressed similar sentiments in regards to the sixth question as well. Like you, this assignment did not alter or change my current/post-graduate plans. In fact, prior to the start of both this class and this assignment, I already possessed a post-graduate plan of action, but some of the guest speakers that have spoken to us empowered me to (slightly) refine and/or explore other aviation-related areas of interest. However, the plan I have set is solid and I do not intend to waver from it. I concur with your statement regarding having to ‘pay dues’ early on to ‘cement’ your place within the industry since networking is EVERYTHING in aviation. Speaking from experience, I believe working as a Ramp Service Agent (RSA) or an akin position is the proper route to take. I worked for a Part 121 company for three years and in that time, I spoke with numerous pilots from various airlines to obtain advice, conferred with crew members regarding career decisions, and even attained a mentor (who was a First Officer) at the time. Working on the ramp was challenging at times, but definitely worth the experience.
ReplyDeleteOverall, I believe you did a fantastic job answering all the questions in an accurate and brief manner. I truly enjoyed reading your responses; good luck with your employment search and future aviation endeavors!
I agree with you that it would be interesting to be an Air Traffic Controller but I can't do this job it is a vary stressful job. However, If there is a good job opportunity in an area I would take it.
ReplyDeleteATC would be a good job to get into, however as stated by Mr. Doyle, they only open up the window for hiring once a year, and then you have to hope that you can pass the cube test, and then from there seems straight forward. I would also agree that this assignment did not change my view on post graduation career path. I know a few airport managers, if you ever want to talk to them i might be able to set up an interview if you ever need it.
ReplyDeleteI think FBO manager would be a great job to get your foot in the door with your aviation career! Especially if it was a smaller FBO and you could kind of figure out the basics and work your way up from there to a bigger FBO. If you figured out that the FBO job isnt for you, you could always keep applying to be in ATC! Good Blog!
ReplyDeleteNice blog. It seems like we had a lot of similar thoughts after reading this. Not only did we both touch on the fact that a possibility after graduation would be managing an FBO, but we also both touched on the fact that ATC would be a wonderful route to follow. Although the training can be difficult, I think there are many cool things involved in that job.
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