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Expert: - 7/18/2009


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HI...
i did my graduation in aeronautical engineering.
and i want to study MBA in AVIATION MANGEMENT from Griffith
university,australia..
so what are  job opprotunities after doing this course?


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Hello,

I don't have an MBA in Aviation Management, however I do work in business aviation as a flight operations manager. I think that possible job opportunities would exist as an operations manager for an airline, corporate aviation office, or a fixed base operator (general aviation). You also might be able to work for an organization like AOPA or EAA which are advocate groups for pilots. Aircraft manufacturers also would need quality managers. If you already have a degree in aeronautical engineering, I would think you could begin work as an engineer and then use your management training to advance in the company as needs came up.  Any aviation business needs good managers. However, the aviation industry is cylical in nature. It has its good and bad times, and right now, it is in more of a bad time. So, it is wise to find a company, if you can, to work for that is somewhat recession-proof.

Laura

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I can help with questions about aviation disasters, aircraft operations especially general aviation and King Air information, aviation safety, and education questions on how to get into an aviation career. I can also answer general aviation questions as I am a commercial multi-engine pilot. I cannot answer questions about flight training or MBA schools in countries other than the USA or provide advice for non-US citizens interested in flight training. I cannot answer questions advising you what school to choose. I have no experience with aeronautical engineering so I cannot answer questions relating to engineering or schooling for aeronautical engineers. PLEASE don't ask me questions about any kind of engineering because it is outside my area of expertise, and I will NOT answer your question. I also cannot help you to choose a master's program for study as I do not have a master's degree in aviation. I cannot help with MBA advice.

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I have been studying aviation disasters through doing my own research and a lot of reading since I was 13 or 14 years old. I am very interested in aviation safety and also am a commercial, multi-engine pilot. I am a dispatch manager at a private university working in their flight training department. I also have worked as an operations mamager at a small charter airline and was involved in getting the airline certificated under Part 121 rules. I was formerly a flight operations division manager for a company operating a large fleet of King Air aircraft (60) and so I have some business aviation experience as well as having flight instructed for one year after college. My operations manager job frequently involved coordinating international trips for aerial survey clients and hiring qualified pilots to fly aerial survey missions.

Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Science with Flight Management Concentration: LeTourneau University (2004) :: Dispatch Certificate: Sheffield School of Aeronautics (2010) :: Commercial Pilot: Single and Multi Engine Land, Instrument Rating :: Flight Instructor: Single, Multi and Instrument :: Ground Instructor: Basic and Advanced

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