Who Is Looking For A Job In The Aviation Industry?

[milehighj]

What if you worked for say, Boeing, and your boss sends you to far-flung places in a bid to get the local airlines to buy your aircraft? I'm not sure if you'll get to fly in Business or First.

exactly.

[The High Flyer]

exactly.

But even if you worked in a non-aviation-related industry, you may not get to fly in Business or First too, isn't it? My company is a good example...

[singaporeairlinesboi]

next year im going to apply at SFO as a SIA check in agent. cant wait till i turn 18!

[The High Flyer]

next year im going to apply at SFO as a SIA check in agent. cant wait till i turn 18!

Hey, do let us know when you get in! Will look out for you the next time I head for SFO!

[up and away]

Very interesting Thread. Do you know any possibilities to study airline-management right after your highschool degree? Would be good to have an alternative to LH.

[KeithMEL]

Not me... Industry tickets don't earn miles and PPSV$$$!

Hehe that's an important consideration for sure.

Maybe a non-aviation but still travel focussed gig solves the problem. Trip reporter/travel writer sound really cool but I'm not sure that my writing style is sufficiently coherent.

[jhm]

Uhmmm ... why not simply get the qualification which is most marketable and then get a job which pays well enough for J/F travel during your leisure time ?

[KeithMEL]

Uhmmm ... why not simply get the qualification which is most marketable and then get a job which pays well enough for J/F travel during your leisure time ?

I actually read this 'what are your jobs' thread on Australian Frequent Flyer - it seems that everyone's an IT person, accountant or engineer. Well not that there's anything wrong with those jobs, but just not where I wanna be headed.

edited to add - post made in reference to work travel

[up and away]

I actually read this 'what are your jobs' thread on Australian Frequent Flyer - it seems that everyone's an IT person, accountant or engineer. Well not that there's anything wrong with those jobs, but just not where I wanna be headed.

Well, I can't see why they should employ for example carpenters or something...

[Lobster]

Well, I can't see why they should employ for example carpenters or something...

I have a friend who is a carpenter, he restores the ornamental woodwork in historic buildings and earns more than anyone I know in a traditional comercial post. Plus he is often called to work overseas and never travels in anything below business.

[up and away]

I didn't say that carpenters automatically have smaller wages than guys working in aviation industries. What I meant was: Some services are rarely needed for keeping an aviation business running, and therefore certain positions are not available in companys like Singapore Airlines or Quantas.

I didn't say they'd earn less money...

[The High Flyer]

Maybe a non-aviation but still travel focussed gig solves the problem. Trip reporter/travel writer sound really cool but I'm not sure that my writing style is sufficiently coherent.

No worries. You're still better than token01. Oops!! Just kidding!

[The High Flyer]

Uhmmm ... why not simply get the qualification which is most marketable and then get a job which pays well enough for J/F travel during your leisure time ?

The keyword here is passion. I for one don't believe in getting a most marketable qualification just so that you have a good life. Remember those days when your dad or mum hoped that you became a lawyer or a doctor so that you'd bring glory to the family? Maybe that works for some, but not me. How long would you last in a profession in which you have no interest? How much of your best would you give?

[KeithMEL]

I didn't say that carpenters automatically have smaller wages than guys working in aviation industries. What I meant was: Some services are rarely needed for keeping an aviation business running, and therefore certain positions are not available in companys like Singapore Airlines or Quantas.

I didn't say they'd earn less money...

Sorry for not being clear - I was posting about jobs that involve lots of traveling (or at least, the jobs of members of that travel forum), not jobs in airlines.

Quantas.

just teasing...

[Savage25]

next year im going to apply at SFO as a SIA check in agent. cant wait till i turn 18!

Be sure to let us know how that turns out. I will most likely be based out of SFO from next July.