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AVIA Career Development Introduction 06:57:00 •

Reasons why you don’t get hired? o Interviews



Interviews o Exposed weaknesses o Expose potential problems o Learn to play the game o Be prepared o Interviews weigh as much as qualifications o Qualifications only get you the interview



Must o o o o



Airlines Want: o Technically proficient

Learn: Sell yourself w/o broadcasting Avoid coming across as arrogant Team player Leave the impression you are a good asset

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o Future material o Impressive individuals o Must get along with HR, employees, and customers •



CEO o o o

Material Personality Character Values

Attitude o Display everyday o Display it with everyone o No bad-mouthing o Disgruntled employees = bad company o Will develop skill but not attitude



Learning ability: o GPA o Perceptive



Communication o Choice of words o Tone of voice o Facial expressions o Body language o Fluent sentence o Well-written letters o Talk too much? Too little?

Marketing Plan

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• • •

Research the market Develop a strategy for delivering your product to the market Know and believe in your product o Interests o Values  Life style  Geographic area  Travel  Time/money  Work environment  Size





 Sector  Training/supervision/evaluation Responsibility  Recognition  Decision making  Autonomy Job satisfaction  Enjoyment  Creativity



Professional development

o Skills 



 •

What o o o o o

Adaptive  Dependable  Creative patient  Tactful  Outgoing  Self-motivation  Fast learner Transferable  Data  People  Things Specific

employers look for? Academics Communication Interpersonal Leadership Previous work experience

Industry Update

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Airbus 380 faces issues: o Delivery delayed by 6-7 months  Due to production ramp-up issues o Will limit aircraft delivery to 9 in 2007 o Found bottlenecks in the manufacturing and installation of electrical systems o Shortfall of 5-9 aircraft deliveries in 2008 o Shortfall of 5 in 2009 expected o 1st flight took place in Toulouse, France on April 27, 2005 o 4 more aircraft have taken to the air o 1st delivery is expected at end of 2006 to Singapore Airlines



Goodrich and the A380: o Goodrich Corporation announced the A380 delivery delay will reduce their annual sales during the 2006-2008 period o Impact on cash flow is expected to be temporary o Excess inventory in 2006 will be delivered in 2007 o Provides products in A380, main body and wing landing gear systems, evacuation slide systems, LED exterior lighting



American 757s: o AA will further simplify its fleet by returning 19 non-standard 757200 models o Will save money, simplify operations and improve efficiency

o Lacked important amenities:  Oversized overhead bins  Power ports  Required higher maintenance and equipment cost o Will reduce lease time cost by $50 Million o Will avoid costly interior upgrades required to match their remaning 757 fleet •

Singapore Airlines: o Signed letter of intent to purchase 20 787-9 o Purchase rights for another 20 aircraft in the future o Deliveries scheduled between early 2011 and mid 2013 o 900 model has the largest cabin and longest range o Carries between 250 and 290 paxs o Space for 20 tons of cargo o Range of 8,600 to 8,800 nautical miles o Routes to North Asia, Indian Subcontinent, and middle east



Dallas Love Field: o Week of June 12th the City of Dallas, City of Fort Worth, SWA, and AA reached an agreement to phase out the Wright Amendment o Tickets can be direct to all 50 states and D.C. as long as aircraft stops in Wright Amendment-approved state en-route cities o Provisions include $150-200 million upgrade to Love

DAL will reduce to 20 gates from 32 SWA will lease 16 AA will lease 2 Continental 2 Agreement will eliminate nonstop flights to any U.S. destination within 8 years from DAL o Will benefit the public in terms of convenient connecting service and low fares from North Texas to the rest of SWA network o o o o o



Fly Asia Express: o Malaysia plans August 1 startup of rural air services o Under subcontract with AirAsia o Will use 6 Fokker 50s and 5 DH1O 6s o Acquired routes from Malaysia Airlines



Boeing: o Unveiled first cargo loader to transport large 787 assemblies o Longest in the world, 118 feet 1 inch o Designed and built by TLD at its facility in Shearbrook, Quebec o Will use to load 3 specifically modified 744s o Will allow Boeing to transport major 787 components by air



Airline Fair Increases:

o Last minute business travelers and some first-class flyers will pay more during summer 2006 o Airfares are rising due to persistent high fuel prices o Delta has raised one-way fare (domestic) on unrestricted first-class and walk-up coach tickets by $50 o Delta’s most expensive one-way domestic and first-class fares have now increased $200 since January 2005  Instituted cheaper ticket change fees and fewer restrictions •

Oklahoma Aerospace Industry Association: o Renamed Oklahoma Aerospace Alliance o www.okaero.com o [email protected] o Larry Fineiss is the Director



Delta: o Launch high-end transcontinental service in August by renovating 100 757s and 737s for long-haul routes o Will include 2 cabins. PTV and music o Renovated planes will be available in 2 years for domestic routes longer than 1,750 miles o This new service is part of Delta’s efforts in bankruptcy to cut cost and boost revenue



NBA Playoffs and AA: o AA had the rare opportunity to slam dunk its brand into the minds of NBA fans o AA pays more than $8 million/year in naming rights

o Each arena accommodates 19,000 people •

New Safety Margins: o New Policy will require Part 91, 121, 125, and 135 to jet pilots to land near where available runway at least landing distance plus 15% o If conditions deteriorate in route, pilots have to recalculate actually landing distance and the 15% safety margin o If total is greater than the available runway length, the pilots must land at another airport o Operations have until October 1st to comply o Policy derives from the SWA 737 runway overrun at Chicago Midway last December



Drug Test and License: o June 21, 2006: FAA amended airman medical standards o Refusal to submit a required drug & alcohol test = disqualification from holding an airman medical certificate o Some penalties results from any pilot with an alcohol test result of .04 or higher



CONTINENTAL AIRLINES: o CAL has surpassed NWA to become the 4th largest U.S. carrier o First change in top-five rankings since 2001 o SWA may be close to tying NWA for #5 spot o SWA has expanded seat capacity by 9% o Rankings are based on carriers reports through April on traffic or the number of miles flown by paying passengers o

Career Search •

Job Search Websites o Carrercity.com o Employu.com o Monster.com o Salary.com o Snagajob.com o Flyingcareers.com o Jet-jobs.com o Cooljobs.com



3 Professional Developments o People  Shadow  Intern  Clubs o Experience  Internships  Shadow  Other jobs  Volunteer  Associations  NBAA  ICAO  ASAB  SAC  AAAE o Publications

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