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Expert: - 8/1/2010


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Hello Sir,
I am Vinay from India. I am doing my final year in the Aeronautical engineering Bachelors program. I want to do my postgraduation in the field of aviation. I have the interest in the fields such as Aviation safety, Aviation technology management, Airport management and Air Transport Management. Kindly let me know which path to choose so that my future would be bright and I can continue in the field anywhere in the Globe. And also suggest the course which would yield good source of income.
Kind Regards,
K. vinay Kumar

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Hello,
I think a good idea for you would be to either continue your studies in aviation safety or airport management. The reason I say this is that recently I have been reading many articles about how aviation safety in your country of India needs improvement, so I am encouraged that India wants to improve its aviation safety. For that reason, I think if you are interested in this field, you may be in a good position to help your country with its aviation safety systems. However, I would of course say that whatever you wish to study, you should make sure it is something you are very interested in and that you are passionate about. I also suggested airport management because again, I see India's aviation industry as growing and for that reason, I would imagine your airports will need to grow and expand in the years to come. However, I do not know much about India other than articles I read in aviation safety newsletters. I don't know if either of these would be good sources of income. Sorry I don't know more about this, but it will be good if you just make sure to study something you are interested in and passionate about.
Sincerely,
Laura Laster

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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.

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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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