Course Details:
What is “Air Cargo and Aviation Logistics?” Air transportation provides critical capabilities for a modern economy. Whether it involves passengers or cargo, the ability to quickly and reliably move valuable resources over great distances improves the quality of life and standard of living of people across the globe. While you may be more familiar with the term “aviation” than “logistics,” you observe logistics in action any time you travel or purchase a product.
The field of aviation logistics is so large that almost any business organization may be viewed as a potential employer for a logistics graduate. The type of businesses and organizations most likely to employ logistics managers include communication, consulting, government and military, manufacturing, material handling, merchandising, retail, software and computer service, telecommunications and transportation firms, equipment manufacturers and dealers, print media, public warehouses and wholesale distributors.
Those firms specializing in the movement of goods and people by air, and the large numbers of companies that support them, represent the area of aviation logistics. Opportunities for careers worldwide abound as international corporations tend to hire a large number of graduates.
Where The Jobs Are
The field of aviation logistics is so large that almost any business organization that moves people or cargo through the air, and those companies that support them, may be viewed as a potential employer of the aviation logistics manager. Remember, any company that is involved in the movement of a product is involved with the logistics function. Service firms rely upon many logistics functions, as well.
Possible Employers :
The type of businesses and organizations that are most likely to employ aviation logistics managers are:
Aircraft manufacturing firms
Aerospace equipment manufacturing firms
Airport authorities
Transportation firms
Material handling, equipment manufacturers and dealers
Universities and flight schools (professors/instructors)
Aviation communications/electronic equipment
Government/military
Aerospace/aviation software/computer service firms
Management/executive recruiting firms
Air freight/distributors
Telecommunications and other service firms
Retail sales firms
