Aviation

 Aviation

Aviation industry is the business sector that manufactures, maintains, and operates the aircrafts and the airports. When it comes to aviation, there is a broad range of responsibilities within. It comprises activities at the airport as well as in the aircraft. It involves ground duties that are required to perform before the flight takes off, the activities during the flight, and the activities after it lands. 

What is Aviation?

The term aviation, was coined by a French pioneer named Guillaume Joseph Gabriel de La Landelle in 1863. It originates from the Latin word avis that literally means bird. Aviation means all the activities related to flying the aircraft. 

What is Aviation Management?

Aviation management involves managing the workflow of airline, airport, or other businesses pertaining to aviation or aerospace industry by carrying out the day-to-day operations of an airport or an airline.

Major Regulating Bodies in Indian Aviation Industry The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) of Government of India is responsible to formulate policies and programs to develop and regulate civil aviation, and to implement the schemes for expanding civil air transport. It also oversees airport facilities, air traffic services, and air carriage of passengers and goods. An Indian regulatory body for civil aviation named The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is under the MoCA. This directorate investigates aviation accidents and incidents.

Aviation is a field that undergoes frequent changes. This industry works 24x7 hence, there is a change in manpower, resources, and the aircrafts too. The information technology is playing an instrumental role in the success of aviation. Right from the simulation software the trainee pilots use, here are some of the various software used by the staff of the aviation industry: 

• Aircraft Maintenance Software that keeps tracks of on the floor activities of maintenance.
•  Fuel Management Software that optimizes fuel procurement and reacts to the fluctuations in fuel price. 
• Network and Route Performance Management Software that anticipates profitable air routes and enables quick decision-making. 
•  Catering Procurement Software that helps to carry out the entire procure-topay procedure seamlessly. 
•  Catering Production Software that emphasizes minimum waste and maximum customer satisfaction. 
• Flight Information Display System (FIDS) at the airports works round the clock in real time to display the detailed flights status such that the travelers can get to know the latest information from any corner of the airport as well as on the Internet. 
•  Departure Control System (DCS) works in conjunction with the reservation system to keep the track of check-in travelers and issues boarding passes.