An interview with Preeti Malik, Head, Avalon Academy
Q. Tell us about the prospects on completing a course in Aviation.
A student pursuing a course in the aviation industry can be successfully be placed in diverse roles/jobs in airlines and airports as airport managers, cargo agent, passenger agent, flight dispatcher, air traffic controller, ticket agent, flight attendant or cabin crew, customer service agents, cargo handler & baggage handler, crewing/ rostering, check-in, passenger service & ticketing, sales & reservations, aviation safety, tower control & administration. Jobs in the aviation industry offer good remuneration and perquisites, which often includes free travel for employees and their families. Salaries can vary somewhat within the industry and are higher in foreign companies and agencies. Q. How an aspiring air hostess should plan her career? What about boys, who wish to join this industry? An aspirant can opt for various Air Hostess training module from a institute of repute such as Avalon Academy. The module which they can select can be a short-term course that lasts not more than 3 to 6 months or courses that stretch for a year or more.Pursuing a course in air hostess training will help one not only to improve some soft skills such as develop overall personality, improve the confidence level, the most pleasant way to deal with people, to carry oneself with grace and patience. On the technical aspect this course will help a student to have complete details of aircraft types, cabin crew functions and different types of emergency and safety procedures which might be requires at a time of crisis situation. Q. What are the best institutes that an aspirant should target for this vocational course? Avalon Academy, SNDT Women's University, Institute of Hotel , Cargo and Tourism Management (IHCTM), Maharashtra State Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology.  Q. What are the other specialized courses available in the aviation sector? Increasingly the aviation industry is in need of competent professionals who not only have the technical knowledge and expertise, but also advanced management skills. People who earn a management degree are often well-positioned to take higher-level positions and increase their pay, to pursue their own new business opportunities, or to pursue new careers in fields and specialties that truely interest them. It will also help to enhance a student’s career prospects in the internationally competitive aviation sector. Currently many airlines are looking to hire such experienced, skilled and qualified people in their organizational structure. To meet up with such industry requirements Avalon Academy offers industry-approved aviation training courses for airport management, cabin crew, ground staff and travel& tourism. It is the only institute to offer specialized, university-affiliated Airport Management courses. It is the only institute to offer a three year specialized management degree in aviation (MBA) in collaboration with Karnataka State Open University (KSOU). The specialty of this course is that it comes with a University degree and can be completed part-time. Q. What are the prospects, with aviation industry facing so much because of recession? According to the Indian Civil Ministry of Aviation, air passenger traffic in India will grow at 15% every year for the next 5 years. It also predicts India will have 500 airports by the year 2020. Furthermore it has forecasted 1.5 million jobs by 2010. Also the industry reports say the low-cost carriers have ramped up their share of the passenger traffic. One year ago, they accounted for 47.8 % of the traffic. It has risen to over 50 % now. Air traffic has soared due to the attractive prices offered by these airlines. With such expansion plans taking place in the aviation industry it calls for a lot of demand for young passionate aspirants who would like to pursue a career in the aviation industry. To meet up with such industry requirements Avalon Academy offers industry-approved aviation training courses for airport management, cabin crew, ground staff and travel& tourism. It is the only institute to offer specialized, university-affiliated Airport Management courses. Q. Apart from communication skills, what is the quotient that is required to become successful in the field of aviation? Skills required in the aviation field can be clubbed under two broad categories, mainly technical skills and soft skills. Technical skills would include wide knowledge on a variety of concepts such as for instance to get into ground handling one would have to know about passenger handling, airport handling, fares and ticketing etc. In order to be successful in the aviation industry, one should possess personal qualities such as pleasing personality, quick decision making skills, focus, discipline, guts, determination against all odds, tons of patience, and a passion for what you do. Q. How can we determine the rate of success in this field? Aviation is a fun, exciting industry with great growth prospects. It is also the kind of industry that offers fantastic international job opportunities. The starting salaries of a prospect entering the industry would be anywhere between Rs. 18000 – Rs. 30,000. Going ahead the salary could reach up to Rs 4 lakh for senior staff. 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