Table Of ContentOpportunities	in	Airline	Careers	VGM
title:
Career	Books
author: Paradis,	Adrian	A.
publisher: NTC	Contemporary
isbn10	|	asin: 0844246514
print	isbn13: 9780844246512
ebook	isbn13: 9780071403733
language: English
Aeronautics,	Commercial--Vocational
guidance--United	States,	Aeronautics,
subject	
Commercial--Vocational	guidance,
Occupations,	Vocational	guidance.
publication	date: 1987
lcc: HE9803.A4P37	1987eb
ddc: 387.7/023/73
Aeronautics,	Commercial--Vocational
guidance--United	States,	Aeronautics,
subject:
Commercial--Vocational	guidance,
Occupations,	Vocational	guidance.
Page	i
VGM	Opportunities	Series
Opportunities	In	Airline	Careers
Adrian	A.	Paradis
Foreword	by
Robert	H.	Wood
Founding	Editor,	Aviation	Daily
VGM	Career	Horizons
a	division	of	NTC	Publishing	Group
Lincolnwood,	Illinois	USA
Page	ii
Cover	Photo	Credits
Upper	left	courtesy	of	IBM;	upper	right,	NTC	file	photo;	lower	right
and	lower	left	courtesy	of	United	Airlines.
Library	of	Congress	Cataloging-in-Publication	Data
Paradis,	Adrian	A.
Opportunities	in	airline	careers	/	Adrian	A.	Paradis.
p.	cm.	(VGM	opportunities	series)
Includes	bibliographical	references	(p.	).
ISBN	0-8442-4651-4	(alk.	paper).	ISBN	0-8442-4652-2	(pbk.:	alk.
paper)
1.	AirlinesUnited	StatesEmployees.	2.	Aeronautics,
CommercialVocational	guidanceUnited	States.	I.	Title.
II.	Series.
HD8039.A428U66	1997
387.7'023'73dc20 96-27789
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Page	iii
Contents
About	the	Author vii
Foreword ix
1.	It's	Your	Choice 1
Safety.	You	may	be	subject	to	transfer.	Aviation	industry
has	its	ups	and	downs.	Labor	unions.	Earnings.
Emphasis	on	service.	Downsizing	and	mergers.
2.	Only	Yesterday 9
Getting	the	mail	through.	From	novelty	to	benefits.
Nonstop	to	Paris.	The	1930s	and	the	Civil	Aeronautics
Act.	The	effects	of	World	War	II.	The	Airline
Deregulation	Act	of	1978.	By	1996	more	than	500,000
employees	and	470	million	passengers	a	year.
3.	Up	in	the	Cockpit 15
Duties	of	an	airplane	pilot.	The	landing.	Age
requirements.	Basic	requirements.	Educational
requirements.	Opportunities	for	training.	For	further
information.
4.	They	Keep	'em	Flying 25
The	station	manager.	Flight	dispatcher.	Schedule
coordinator.	Meteorologist.	Other	positions	in	the
department.	Flight	instructor.	Food	service	division.
5.	The	Indispensable	Employee 39
The	mechanic's	license.	Nature	of	the	mechanic's	work.
Additional	training	earns	advancement.	Jobs	in	general
aviation.
Page	iv
6.	Customer	Service 45
Passenger	service	representative.	Reservations	agent.
Ticket	agent.	Passenger	agent.	Freight	agent.	Flight
attendant.
7.	Guiding	the	Traffic 57
Regional	control	centers.	The	Federal	Aviation
Administration.	FAA	problems.	Air	traffic	control
specialists.	Electronic	technician.	Other	jobs	with	the
FAA.
8.	Airports	Are	Big	Business 69
FBO:	The	fixed	base	operator.	The	major	airport	is
many	things.	The	airport	director.	Airport	jobs.	The
outlook	for	the	future.
9.	The	Executive	Suite 77
The	World	Aviation	Directory.	Top	management.
Corporate	affairs.	Purchasing.	The	library.	Advertising.
Public	relations.	Security.	Mail	service.	Publications.
Community	relations.	Legal	services.	Corporate
communications.	Data	processing.
10.	Counting	the	Dollars 99
Revenue	accounting	and	disbursements.	General
accounting.	Payroll.	Insurance.	Tax	administration.
Budget.
11.	Selling	Space	for	Passengers	and	Cargo 107
Sales	representatives.	Sales	administration.
12.	The	People	Department 115
Personnel	and	labor	relations	workers.	Personnel
recruiter	or	employment	interviewer.	Job	analyst:	wage
and	salary	administrator.	Employee	benefits	section.
Medical	section.	Labor	relations	section.	Preparing	for
a	career	in	personnel	work.
13.	Is	It	for	You? 123
Education	and	preparation:	What	to	do	next.	Preparing
for	an	airline	career	through	the	armed	forces.	Finding
your	job.	The	future	is	yours.
Page	v
Appendix	A:	United	States	Scheduled	Airline	Members	of127
the	Air	Transport	Association	of	America
Appendix	B:	Additional	Information 131
Appendix	C:	Bibliography 135
Appendix	D:	Career	Statistics	for	Selected	Airline	Jobs 137
Appendix	E:	Canadian	Regulatory	Authorities	and 141
Airlines
Description:This series of nearly 150 titles is a resource for those who want to find out all they can about the careers that interest them. This guide will tell you everything you need to know about airline careers to make an informed decision.