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The Aviation Industry is one of the most popular industries in the world. Young aspirants dream of making it big in the aviation industry due to its lucrative salary offers and better job opportunities and other perks and benefits.  Moreover, they can start their career at a very young age which helps them to shape up a remarkable career quickly in the aviation sector.

Many Government Aviation Colleges as well as private ones, offer IATA-authorized Courses along with other aviation courses to help the aspirants establish a successful career in the Aviation Industry globally.  Some of the popular IATA authorized courses are Foundation Course in Travel and Tourism, Airline Cabin crew training, Ground Operations, Airline Customer Services, etc. 

Today, I am going to discuss the advantages of having an International Air Transport Association (IATA) certification

First of all, I will give a short synopsis of IATA to make the term and its purposes more clear. The International Air Transport Association or IATA is a trade association of the world’s airlines founded in 1945. Its headquarters are in Montreal, Canada. It sets technical standards for airlines and also organizes tariff conferences that served as a forum for price-fixing. IATA consists of 290 airlines, primarily major carriers and representing 117 countries (2016).

→  The IATA offers a vast range of certified travel and tourism courses that are internationally acclaimed and accepted and the aspirants after completing the IATA authorized courses can gain employment at the front line or entry-level operations of airlines across the globe.

→  Aspirants can land jobs globally in various important positions like airlines executive, ticketing professionals, travel agents, tour operators, or an airline’s operations staff.  IATA Foundation course gives an in-depth knowledge of the Travel and Tourism Industry.

→  IATA authorized courses also help in extending the scope of employment opportunities in many more domains other than aviation such as Ticketing Travel Agencies, Cruise Lines, Tour Operators, and Hotels  

Now, let’s highlight some of the popular job opportunities in detail that aspirants can land in after completing IATA authorized courses:

♦  Travel Agents and Tour Operators: As travel agents and tour operators, candidates will be engaged in marketing and selling different tour and travel packages for several domestic and international destinations, taking care of all the necessary obligations related to the tours and travels such as bookings, boarding, lodging, food, and itinerary, etc.

♦  Airline Ticketing Agent: This person is responsible for booking flight tickets and handle reservations for customers. They directly interact with customers, answer their queries about the flight timings, fares, seat availability, etc.

♦  Ground Handling Staff: As a ground handling staff you will welcome and attend to customers before boarding and after landing, providing them information, assisting customers in a wheelchair or who are travelling with infants, checking in luggage, etc.

♦   Cargo Handling Supervisor: The cargo handling supervisors supervise and coordinate the activities of the ground crew in the loading, securing, unloading of baggage. They may also accompany as members of the flight crew in the aircraft and monitor inflight cargo handling

The above discussion would help the aspirants understand the advantages of having an IATA authorized certification that can help aspirants to establish a remarkable career globally.