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Hello laura,
I am currently enterting my final year in Engineering with majors as electronics and communication. I have always been very interested in the aviation industry! I am an Indian student and so can I study air traffic controlling in the USA , if yes where then? I need to know of schools that are good and give scholarships.
I want to work with the aviation industry , I just don't know the path or which course. Is aviation management good with my background? What are the job prospects with a MBA in aviation? I don't how to go about all of this from India and how to be secure about the career I choose. I need to know what in aviation after my degree is a good option in terms of job security and job satisfaction.
Thankyou so much.
Hi Lucy,
I can answer parts of your question, but not the ones about aviation management degrees, because I just don't have any experience with MBAs. I don't have one myself. I am sure it would enhance your career options but I am not positive it really is necessary.
With regard to Air Traffic Controlling, I would point you to this website: http://www.natca.org/about/howatc.msp It has a listing of schools in the United States that are training air traffic controllers. A requirement to be an air traffic controller is to be a United States citizen. As for what schools are recommended, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (both Florida and Arizona) is a prestigious and expensive school. I attended LeTourneau University but not for air traffic control as the school did not have that degree program at the time. LeTourneau University is an excellent school, and I would highly recommend it. I would suggest you get in contact with someone at either of these schools, or any of the schools on the list, and inquire about their air traffic control degree program so that you can learn more about scholarship opportunities and their degree programs.
I hope this is helpful to you!
Sincerely,
Laura Laster
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Laura Laster
Expertise
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.
Experience
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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