AVIATION – An option for a Flying Career

As a student fresh out of 10+2, you are undoubtedly eager to decide upon a career. A world of possibilities awaits you……You could pursue a career in Medicine or Technical or Architecture or Interior Designing. Then there are the Arts, Civil Services, Sales and Marketing……….! But stop….right there! And Think…. Think hard….Because the decision you make will have a great bearing on the rest of your life. While choosing your career, you must prudently and judiciously review the long-term prospects on the account. A career in AVIATION assures a promising future. Today, advances in aircraft service, design and state of Art technologies in the cockpit possess great challenges to the Air Hostess/Flight Stewards, Pilots, and Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs).

Nepal is one of the developing countries in the world. Due to the liberalization policies of the government, there is tremendous growth as to the economy on all fronts. One of the glaring examples of liberalization is Civil Aviation. Many private Airlines and Corporations are operating today in Nepal with very good operating revenues. To meet the growing need of the Passenger-Airlines, there exists urgent need for the trained Air Hostess/Flight Stewards, Pilots and Aircraft Maintenance Engineers.

There is at present wide gap between the requirement and availability of aviation personnel and the industry is feeling the constrained. The gap is likely to widen further with the retirement of old and experienced personnel in the immediate future apart from new upcoming airlines and vast expansion of existing airlines. Thus, there is more than ample scope for decent highly remunerative and exciting job in a glamorous field for youth well trained in the field of aviation.

Job prospects in the field of Civil Aviation have increased. Yeti Airlines, Buddha Air and Agni Airlines are some of the private airlines which have entered the field and revolutionized the industry. Many International Airlines have started their flight from Nepal and this number is increasing day by day. Thus, there is an increasing demand for air hostesses, flight pursers, commercial pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers, technicians, commercial staff and so on.