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United States aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing is likely to partner with an Indian enterprise to set up an Aircraft Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Training (MRO) facility that was need of the hour in the aviation industry, which holds a big promise for creating jobs for students in the country.
Aviation sector has openings both in flying and non-flying categories for students with technical background and those from management studies in various government and private establishments, the Airports Authority of India, Vijayawada, Airport Director, Mr C. Pattabhi, said while delivering The Hindu Business Line Club Talk at the PVP Siddhartha Institute of Technology.
Asked by students from Avionics and Management Studies if those from Avionics could be given priority in jobs related to the industry, Mr Pattabhi clarified that those from electronics and communication background were preferred in some areas such as air traffic control and aircraft maintenance.
For a person to be a pilot, he/she needed only intermediate as academic qualification, but had to be sharp and quick in decision-making. He explained the entire process of obtaining flying licenses from student licence at 16 years to commercial pilot with 250 hrs of flying experience.
The total expenditure comes to about Rs 10-15 lakh by the time a person becomes a full-fledged pilot.
Emerging MRO industry would provide a number of jobs and bring revenue to the country as majority of the neighbouring countries would prefer to come to the country for aircraft certification. IndiGo and GoAir propose to bring in 110 aircraft over 10 years and with number of airlines increasing, the fares will come down and total number of travelling passengers, which was 2 per cent of the population would go up considerably, he said.
Jobs were offered for MBA graduates in cargo handling, HR in airlines, operations, finance, public relations and ground handling services. The College Principal, Mr P. Venkateswarlu, Head of MBA Department, Ms P. Adilakshmi, and The Hindu Regional General Manager, Mr K. Chandrasekaran, also spoke on the occasion.
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