Anthony A Juma

Through aviation association air operators are able to lodge complains against increment in services by civil aviation authority,airport authorities and the Ministry of transport in imposing huge taxes on facilities that are not to the standard.Aircraft operators should ensure they have associations which should be championing for their rights and also ensuring what they pay match the services provided.

It is through such events as air shows,exhibitions ,workshop and seminars that different personalities in aviation industry meet,pilots,engineers,aviation managers,aircraft manufacturers and air operators who deliberate on the best practices to make the skies safe.The pilots will explain to the engineers on problems they face in the air to enable them implement and find solutions.The aircraft operators will interact with the aircraft manufacturers on how best they can improve on aircraft perfo

It has been that only flying is the key highly earning job in aviation industry without forgetting aviation management and engineering careers that are will paying and on high demand as airliners do expand and with introduction of modern jumbo jets and airliners. Aviation management jobs in Administration, flight ground operations, aircraft dispatch, air controller jobs, apron operations, reservations and flight bookings, commercial and customer care among many others.

Airline companies in Africa as they plan to expand also need to also look at the skills of the top management staff by evaluating them and proving further training or replacing those who can not meet the required skills to be able to balance growth and profit .These will enable airlines to remain profitable as the personnel do have the required skills to ensure they remain afloat in the market. With the introduction of the Boeing 787 Dream liner there is a lot of investment involved .

Ultimately as the aviation industry strive for growth there is demand for skills and professionals in both management,flight,engineering ,civil aviation authorities and the airports authority to ensure every stakeholder plays his/her part to ensure service delivery, safety standards and expansion of airports to meet the jumbo jets being introduced in the market.

Kenya has embarked on airports expansion programme to ensure they meet international standards so that international airlines can be able to land and take off .This will also promote the economy through export of agricultural produce, fish and many others and also it will enable direct flights for business executive and tourists.Kisumu can now accommodate bigger jumbo jets and since it is the hub for western Kenya tourism it will benefit from foreign income.

Commercial passenger and Cargo scheduled flights are provided to clients who have starting from one passenger and above and cargo from one kilo and above and assist both individual and corporate travelers. There are direct scheduled passenger and cargo flights and flights that make two stopovers before arriving at their landing destination. With the introduction of large jumbo jet aircrafts the cost per air ticket and per kilo of freight and cargo has reduced.

For aviation industry to be able to improve and move forward seminars and workshop bring together the stakeholders to be able to compare notes on the new developments in the industry on equipment, technology, maintenance,pilots and consumer needs. Other important events in the aviation industry are air shows, exhibitions whereby the aircrafts are displayed and even the new invented aircrafts are shown for comments and improvements.

Air operators globally are supposed to entrust the top management to people with the skills and experience to be able to realize their goals without emphasizing on an indigenous or colour.With the Air Nigeria recruiting a chief executive from outside they have realized their goals and this should be an open eye for all airlines and private charter operators that it is only the experts who will make business succeed and even if you own engage a professional to manage.

Accident investigations play a vital role in coming up with preventions of more fatal accidents or incidents that might threaten the safety of air transport in the world. Corrective measures and safety management systems are established in collaboration with the regulators, pilots, engineers and managements to ensure procedures and standards are maintained through implementations and compliance of operators.