Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Review of the Semester


            When I got to the seminar class in last September I was planning on becoming an airport manager and I didn’t change my plan for becoming that. Usually I chose that career because I like the management job and I think that job will fit me very well. I’ ve been working in that position for a long time and I see I am doing well, so I choose to do the same job which is management but I added aviation to fulfill my passion. I enjoyed this class because it differentiates in many ways from other classes I like the idea of posting in the blog weekly. This allows the opportunity for the students to share their points of view with fellow students. Also, I believe the blogs helped me to gain a lot of new information about aviation industry through the weekly research that I participated in. 

            There are a lot of guest speakers who influenced us as aviation students. The one I like mostly is Capt. Nathan Harmon, a marine officer. I really enjoyed the information he provided in his speech because I did not know a lot about military careers that associated with aviation. Also, the topic I liked the most, was the pilot shortage because people in the aviation industry are always expecting the shortage of pilots. It surprises me that there’s such demand for jobs in the aviation industry and, nevertheless, it is still very hard for people like me to secure a job. On the other hand the least interesting blog topic for me is how mobile devices are changing the aviation. I believe that topic didn’t get my attention because I don’t use while I am traveling.

            After finishing my degree at Eastern Michigan University, I plan on continuing professional development by learning more about the aviation industry; also I plan to involve more in the aviation industry by attending meetings and conventions.

 

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Aviation Organizations: Who to Join and Why


Aviation Organizations: Who to Join and Why

In any career it is highly necessary to use the network to connect with people in the industry to get update it with the latest news and information. I believe that the aviation industry is much important than other industries to keep yourself updated with current advancements. So, what is great to make that, is to join professional organizations. Professional organizations are the best way to meet people and to show your interests and keep yourself updated with the latest events. I have three more weeks until graduating, so there are a few associations which I am interested in joining to help me in starting my professional career.

            The first association that I will engage in is the American Association of Airport Executive (AAAE). The AAAE association is the largest professional organization for airport executives around the world. The AAAE membership will help me to find a job after graduation, also; AAAE provides a lot of benefits. The membership include subscriptions to Every AAAE Airport Magazine and Airport Report Today. The association news usually produced semi-weekly (AAAE, 2013). The main target of AAAE, is to improve the services provided in airports across the United States of America. Increasing the level of security is essential of the organization. AAAE members have access to many databases that allow personal benefits. Training services allow members to become stronger and preferred candidates when applying for jobs, most specifically, in the aviation industry. (AAAE, 2013).

            The second organization is the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). The NBAA is the largest organization for firms that mainly depends on general aviation aircraft to help enhancing the efficiency and operate their business more effectively. Having the proper skills of management to increase profit. Every worker in the organization have the tendency to engage in team work. The organization benefits from many national and international experts in the particular field of business to maximize the performance of their firm.  The NBAA provides several job opportunities ranging from management jobs to lower-ranking positions both in the United States and abroad (NBAA, 2013).

However, I am not a member in any of aviation organization, I hope after I graduate I will join the associate organizations that I motioned above to help me finding an aviation job, and to participate in the aviation industry events.

 

AAAE. (2013). Membership benefits. Retrieved April 8, 2013, from, http://aaae.org/membersh ip/membership_benefits/

AAAE (n.d.) (2013). AAAE: A Rich History, A bright Future. Retrieved April 09 2013 from: http://www.aaae.org/about_aaae/a_rich_history_a_bright_future/

AAAE (n.d.) (2013).  Membership Information Benefits. Retrieved April 09 2013 from:http://www.aaae.org/membership/membership_application/06MemBrochure.pdf

NBAA.  (2013). Membership benefits.  Retreived from:  http://www.nbaa.org/membership/benefits/