Here is a list of professions, categorised alphatically giving a brief explanation about it. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z
Civil
Aviation is an identical part of the Transport Industry. Air
transportation in India is under the purview of the Department of
Civil Aviation, a part of the India's Ministry of Civil Aviation and
Tourism. The aviation sector in
India can be divided into two i.e. commercial and military. Commercial
aviation includes passenger airlines and cargo planes, international
air services, air taxi and charter operations. In the commercial sector
plenty of jobs are available and they are of varied nature. Till lately
most of these jobs were available with the public sector, since the
entire aviation industry was under the control of the government.
However with the opening up of the skies, private sector has recently
witnessed a major spurt in employment opportunities.
A
career in aviation attracts many youngsters, not the least because
it offers a glamorous lifestyle and an opportunity to travel around
the globe. Job opportunities have multiplied in recent times, since
privatisation has resulted not only in a number of private airlines
operating in the sector, but new international airlines have also
started operations in India. However, before you sign up at the nearest
flying school, you should know all about the career and know what
it has to offer. The Competition Master presents here a comprehensive
guide for a career in aviation and describe both sides of the picture.
A list of addresses is also provided for students who would like to
pursue a career in this lucrative field.
This
has resulted in a huge demand for trained commercial pilots. Salaries
have been pushed up : a trainee pilot can earn Rs 15,000 per month,
which is a good amount for starters. Pilots earn Rs 65,000-85,000
per month; foreign airlines pay much more, going up to Rs 1.5 lakh
per month and even higher. Add to this the charm of touring the world
and going to distant destinations, staying in good hotels, having
a status in life and perks of getting free tickets for your family.
The charm of flying high-technology machines and soaring high is another
factor for the popularity of this career.
Before you start pestering
your parents to send you for the career, consider the other side of
the picture too. It is a highly responsible job with no room for error.
Flight timings are unearthly and this will play havoc with your body
as well as your family life. If you are medically unfit at any time,
you will be grounded with considerable financial loss. Besides that,
flying at high altitudes is extremely tiring and may result in reduced
vision, slowed reflexes, dizziness and ozone sickness. If you have
travelled a long distance in a plane you will know the kind of fatigue
that air travel generates. Imagine doing that for the rest of life.
Do you think you can cope?
In fact, you should have
a medical fitness test done even before you join. Pilots have to undergo
medical and fitness tests at the Air Force Central Medical Establishment
at New Delhi or the Institute of Aviation Medicine at Bangalore. A
change in physical health, such as a heart ailment, epilepsy, diabetes
and so on, can result in grounding of a pilot.
