AVIA Career Development Introduction 03/06/2008

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

• Airlines Want:
o Technically proficient
 o Future material
o Impressive individuals
o Must get along with HR, employees, and customers

• CEO Material
o Personality
o Character
o 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 03/06/2008 06:57:00
• 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
 Adaptive
 Dependable
 Creative patient
 Tactful
 Outgoing
 Self-motivation
 Fast learner
 Transferable
 Data
 People
 Things
 Specific

• What employers look for?

o Academics
o Communication
o Interpersonal
o Leadership
o Previous work experience
Industry Update 03/06/2008 06:57:00

• 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 757-
200 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
 o DAL will reduce to 20 gates from 32
o SWA will lease 16
o AA will lease 2
o Continental 2
o 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

• 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 lfindeiss@okaero.com
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 03/06/2008 06:57:00
• 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