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Advantages of having an IATA Certification in the Aviation Industry

Author: Sudipta Roy
by Sudipta Roy
Posted: Jul 13, 2021

The Aviation Industry is one of the fastest-growing and popular industries in the world. Young aspirants all over the world dream of making it big in the aviation industry due to its lucrative salary offer, better job opportunities globally and also due to the glamour and elegance associated with the industry.

Many Government, as well as private Aviation Colleges, offer various aviation courses including IATA authorized courses that, if pursued by the aspirants, help them establish a successful career in the Aviation Industry and other popular industries 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 in this article I am going to discuss the advantages of having an IATA certification in detail:

First of all, I will give a short synopsis of IATA to make the term and its purposes clearer. The International Air Transport Association or IATA is a global trade organization for air transport with its headquarters in Montreal, Canada. It leads and represents the Aviation Industry

  • 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 airline executive, ticketing professionals, travel agents, tour operators, or an airline's operations staff. The 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 discuss some popular job profiles in brief which candidates can land in after completing International Air Transport Association (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 benefits of IATA authorized courses to establish a successful career globally.

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Author: Sudipta Roy

Sudipta Roy

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