SEC T O R – BY – SEC T O R guide to travel
A guide to travel
AVIATION
The aviation industry employs more than 350,000 staff, according to Innovate UK, all of whom help to serve and facilitate the huge numbers of passengers passing through our airports – nearly 300 million of them in 2024. Airline pilots and flight crew often get the attention because
they’re the ones in the limelight, keeping passengers safe and comfortable. Being a member of the flight crew or check-in staff are good options if you have strong customer service skills, while more airlines are running their own pilot training programmes, which can take up to two years. But these roles are just the tip of the iceberg. If you want
to keep your feet on the ground at an airline, there’s plenty of choice, including operations, engineering, maintenance and marketing. Roles at UK airports include everything from baggage handlers to air traffic control, security and ground teams (who are responsible for checking over aircraft while on the ground). If hospitality is more your thing, you could work in an airport’s private lounges or its many bars and restaurants.
12 Jobs in focus W
HCabin crew As a member of an airline’s cabin crew, you’ll not only make sure passengers on board are comfortable, but also ensure their safety with inflight announcements, safety demonstrations and emergency equipment checks.
HAir traffic controller Being an air traffic controller is a high-pressure job, responsible for coordinating aircraft take-offs and landings, issuing instructions to pilots and providing them with real-time updates about weather conditions and flight paths.
HBaggage handler As the name suggests, a baggage handler makes sure passengers’ luggage is loaded, unloaded and sorted in a safe and efficient manner to minimise delays and inconvenience.
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