What is the future of aviation in India? Is a career in aviation worth all the effort and the money?

<p>The &lt;a href="https://www.shiksha.com/aviation-chp"&gt;aviation &lt;/a&gt;sector, global transportation system to carry cargo goods &amp; passengers is ideally very established globally. India’s civil aviation industry is also on a high-growth. India aims to become the third-largest aviation market by 2020 and the largest by 2030 with the major investments happening &amp; flux created by various government initiatives.</p><p>Despite the setback a few years ago, The careers opportunities with the Aviation industry are also equally at boom as they are many travel providers with multiple career opportunities such flight attendant jobs, airline administrative support, avionics technicians, flight dispatcher, ground/airport station attendant, aviation meteorologist, ramp planner, reservation sales agent, flight instructor, aviation attorney etc. So yes. a career would definitely be worth the time and money since this this is one industry that will always have ample placements and good scope for career growth.</p>

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That's a question of my type, because I'll be able to recite a real life example that happened with me to elaborate it well. I, myself realized the growth of aviation when I was asked to proceed for training on long-haul fleet of my organization. Another very interesting case happened to me when my domestic help booked a ticket for himself in an airline to go to his hometown. I was surprised to see how he preferred air transport over rail transport for his journey. On enquiring about this, he replied that a difference in fare of just INR 1000 saves him one and a half day of travel which he can utilize to sell the wheat that his family has grown this season. I was stunned. You might get figures in Millions of air passengers growing each year. But just imagine about my example and see the depth of understanding that is growing in Indian travelers to save time. It is definitely true that aviation in India is on growth. And the graph is expected to see an unprecedented high value. In certain surveys it has been revealed that our airports might not be ready to handle this burst of passengers. You might be aware of the recent times when the American President Mr Donald Trump, congratulated SpiceJet on their huge order of aircrafts to an American company, Boeing. Indigo airlines on the other hand are expecting delivery of One Airbus A320 Neo every month for the next 2years. Air India, which had ordered for the Boeing 777 & 787s are also in the process of final delivery. All these organizations order only after doing a deep study of the growth and market trend. Hence it can easily be understood that the industry is seeing it's good times for probably next 4-5 decades. A career in aviation is definitely worth the money you spend on getting trained for that. You will be tested regularly in terms of medicals, technical knowledge, And Psychometrically etc. Keeping updated and in touch with the standards is most important to survive here.

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The civil aviation industry in India has emerged as one of the fastest growing industries in the country during the last three years. India is currently considered the third largest domestic civil aviation market in the world. About 9.69 million passengers flew in August, up from 8.38 million a year earlier. Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January-August 2017 were 75.411 million as against 64.468 million during the corresponding period of previous year, thereby registering a growth of 16.97 percent, as per the DGCA. So, India is going to be the growing market for domestic/international airlines. The career in this industry is lucrative as compared to other service sectors. You could start off as a trainee pilot on smaller aircraft. Besides large corporate houses that own private aircraft, there are about 40 aviation companies in the country that rent out helicopters and small aircraft. The Cabin Crew can get up to Rs.40, 000 per month for domestic flights whereas up to Rs.1, 50,000 for international flights on wide-bodied aircrafts. The ground staff can also earn Rs. 20, 000 - Rs. 30, 000 per month. With the privatisation and foreign collaboration increasing every day, the future is very bright in the aviation sector. Most airline offices are looking to increase their fleet and this itself is opening avenues for the aspirants.

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Aviation is currently the most significantly growing sector in India, with projected growth of 400% in the coming decade. The Indian Aviation Industry currently contributes to about 0.5% of India's GDP. Currently, the industry caters to about 150 million passengers on a daily basis and this would grow to about 400 million by the end of this decade itself. India is currently considered the third largest aviation industry in the world. The rise of several Low Cost Carriers, Foreign Direct Investments and the construction of newer modern airports all over the country will further contribute to the growth of aviation in India. Because of the construction of new Airports and new government. Schemes such as UDAN, many low cost airlines have ordered new Aircrafts to meet the increasing demands. Indigo Airlines for example already has 150+ narrow body jet engine planes and have more than 600 aircrafts on order scheduled to be delivered by 2025. They also recently ordered smaller ATR aircrafts to cater the needs to connect smaller towns under the UDAN scheme. More and more airlines are planning or have already planned expansions not only via the new airports, but also using sea planes. With all this new business coming in, this is one of the best times to choose aviation as a career and put in all the efforts. There will be more than 5000 pilot jobs in the coming decade and the requirement will just keep on increasing every year.

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As far as Aviation is concerned, India is still a very nascent market. Because of the bureaucratic red tape, unending lists of compliances, security implications, exhorbitant costs & taxes etc., the industry hasn't really picked up. But, that is not how the future is going to be. In times to come, you can expect the sector to open up which will only be imperative due to the ever-increasing passenger & cargo traffic. You will thus see more airports, more aircrafts and consequently more staff. IATA projects India as one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world. With this background, you may think of a career in Aviation. It is bound to pay off in the long run.

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