Scope of MBA Aviation Management for the future
With the aim to become the third largest civil aviation industry in the world by 2024, India finds itself under the critical questioners of how to achieve this mammoth goal. The need for Skilled Management professionals in the Aviation sector in India has become one of the most important factors in order to achieve the same.
India has the fastest growing domestic aviation market in the world as seen the data provided by IATA. With a 15% average YOY growth in domestic sector the airlines have also been aggressive to expand across various cities in India.
The Government initiatives like UDAAN and airport privatization is adding further to this promising growth. The current growth in the regional aviation market is indicative of the fact that the industry shows potential for job opportunities
Source: IATA, India’s air transportation sector, 2018
The same growth scenario is reflected when we talk about the economic capital of India. Mumbai is in the list of top ten fastest growing airport in the world not only by passenger numbers but also by freight capability and it the second busiest airport in India. The same is reflected in the data provided by Airport Council International and IATA. The city is sprawling with a new airport in the form of NMIA( Navi Mumbai International Airport) and up gradation of the MIAL and Juhu Aerodrome.
Source: IATA
The Mumbai aviation market demands a constant influx of skilled management professionals in the aviation sector, who will be able to support the current and upcoming jobs. The current data of CSIA (Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport) shows that about 60% of jobs at the Airport are at Junior Management level and the number is on vertical rise as compared to last year. Also, demand for MBA professionals trained in the respective domain adds value to the company as the employee is aware of the technical knowhow of the aviation sector. The Mumbai Aviation sector looks promising for management students looking to peruse career in aviation. The question is MBA from were in Mumbai
As per the data collected from different educational web aggregators it turns out that there are only hand full of colleges provided dedicated MBA in Aviation Management course in Mumbai. The prominent amongst those being National Institute of management and research studies (NIMR) with their full time MBA program in Aviation Management.
MBA aviation Management is a multi-disciplinary course which inculcates various accepts such as operations, management, finance, marketing etc specific to the aviation sector. At NIMR INDIA the aim is to induce, what the industry ASK’s form a candidate?
A= For the Right Attitude.
S= Management Skill sets.
K= The industry specific knowledge.
NIMR through constant industry engagements creates MBA professionals who cater for the ever increasing aviation demand. Thus, possibly aiding India’s mission to become the third largest aviation market by 2024.
