There are many people in the world who would love to get into an aircraft and fly for a living. This dream, unfortunately, only comes true for some people, and for the rest, we have to be content with taking other airline and airport jobs such as being an air traffic controller. This is an important job without which planes and other aircraft would not be able to take off and land at certain airports. Most air traffic controllers are employed by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), and some are employed by the actual airport committee. You will require very particular skills if you hope to take your air traffic controller examinations and pass the courses that you will need to take so that you can be fully qualified. Most air traffic controller job training can be done at an aviation...

Thanks to a partnership between China Aviation Industry Corp (AVIC) and General Electric Co. (GE), 200 new aviation industry jobs are expected in the United States pending regulatory approval in mid 2010. The joint venture will allow avionics equipment and systems to be exported from both countries. They are to be integrated into the new commercial aircraft. Jobs in the Aviation Industry The bidding will start on the new Commercial Aircraft Corp single aisle 168 seat plane. This will be in direct competition with the Boeing 737 model, and the Airbus A320. They also aim to compete with companies including United Technologies Corp.’s Hamilton Sundstrand and Rockwell Collins Inc., as well as Honeywell International Inc. The agreement was signed in Beijing between GE Chief Executive Officer,...

Three cities are in the running for the 400 or so airline jobs that are up for grabs since Republic Airways Holdings Inc purchased Midwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines. The three cities in the running are Milwauake, Indianapolis (where Republic Airways is based), and Denver. The 400 airline jobs are linked to heavy airline maintenance and airline reservations. The three cities are vying to host the 400 jobs to build up the economies in each area with Denver already committing to job creation costing $ 1 million and various training tax credits. It is not yet clear which city will be chosen and according to the spokesperson for Republic Airways, the airline jobs could even be split amongst all three. Of the 400 positions available, 250 of them are in aviation maintenance and parts. This w...

The Hernando Country Airport in Florida currently has 100 businesses on its land which spans 2400 acres. These 2400 acres only accounts for about 26 percent of the available land under that airport’s name. It is hoping to attract yet another large company to lease 100 acres of the land for free which is set to provide 500 more jobs in the aviation industry. The airport’s director Don Silvernell says that the proposal, which was recently approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will be a great boost the economy of the area as well as beneficial to the airport itself and it is set to create 500 job opportunities for the people of Brooksville, Spring Hill, Ridge Manor, Hernando Beach, Masaryktown, Weeki Wachee, and Lake Lindsey. The benefits that were presented to the commis...

Boeing has recently completed its very first Freighter plane in the 777 series and has delivered it to customer Aero Logic. Aero Logic has another eight Boeing 777 Freighters on order to complete a fleet designed specifically for cargo and commercial aviation purposes. This is part of a joint venture between DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo in cooperation with Deucalion Capital. The new Freighter, with its twin engines, and carrying capacity of 226, 800 Pounds over a 4885 nautical mile route was designed exclusively with 3D software and contains various important E enabled tools, maintenance tool box, and aviation health management. The managing director of Aero Logic has expressed that the day was a historic one, and that this fleet would offer them (a small start up cargo business) the bo...

About $14 million is going to be spent on placing solar farms at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport. At the moment 7 to 10 acres of the airport’s property is going to be set aside for these solar projects. The solar power will only be enough to power a small percentage of the airport’s energy, but eventually the airport wants to expand its solar farms to cover much more of Charlotte/Douglas International’s 6000 acres of land. Jerry Orr, the airport director says that if the project proves to be economically feasible, they will be expanding the solar farms in the near future.  This move was inspired largely by Denver International Airport, who completed their solar farm project last year, as well as Long Beach Airport in California. Denver International opted for a 5 acre solar ...

When you are flying to a holiday destination or to a new home, one of the worst parts about the trip is figuring out what to do with your kids. Children need to be entertained and a 6 hour stop-over or other delays can have you pulling your hair out, as your kids get bored and frustrated. Finding the most child friendly airport is one way you can avoid the stresses and strains of travelling with children. Many airports have realized the demand and great customer service they would be offering by having activities and entertainment for children, and they are employing more and more child care staff and children’s entertainment staff to deal with the demand. You can search for airport jobs easily on Airline Job Finder. Here are the top airports named in 2008 that are child friendly: Balti...

The airline and airport industry offers tons of exciting and interesting jobs, but none are more stressful and require more concentration than that of air traffic controller jobs. The air traffic controller is the leader of the ground crew in charge of making sure that all planes, helicopters and more land and take off in an orderly and safe manner. He or she must be able to judge navigation of airplanes, apply landing and take-off procedures and must be calm and collected in any emergency situation. The air traffic controller is who the pilots, crew, and passengers trust to get them safely to and from their destination. To become an air traffic controller, you need to have adequate training and usually all controllers are trained and employed by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). ...

Pilots have to undergo rigorous training which is to be expected when you have hundreds of lives in your hands. Most pilots have to pass many certifications which is all dependent on the type of plane that is to be flown. Most airlines require a certain amount of flight hours, as well as FAA documents, and you need to know a lot about navigation, weather, cockpit instruments, and more. Don’t be fooled – this is not a job that you can get easily just out of college or graduate school. Most pilots start off in the commuter business or have flown for the military, which is where most of their experience is gained. Flight Schools and Training Centers One of the most important things that you must remember when you are an airline pilot is that you can never stop learning. You need to be kep...

Completing your engineering degree with a passion for aircrafts and how they operate is the first step to becoming a successful aerospace engineer and working for some of the largest and highest paid companies in the world. Your expertise as an engineer, designer, tester, researcher, technician and more, will see you making a very good salary. There are lots of aerospace and aircraft manufacturing companies around the world that you can work for. Here are the top companies in that you can work for in America: The Boeing Company based in Chicago, Illinois Lockhead Martin Corporation based in Bethesda, Maryland Northrop Grumman Corporation based in Los Angeles, California Raytheon Company based in Waltham, Massachusetts Textron Inc based in Providence, Rhode Island Harris Corporation based ...