Of course you should do the best that you can, but I do get rather frustrated with people who try to justify their own course of action by recommending it to others! You have little or no idea of the circumstances of the vast majority of the people who read this board, and therefore little idea of whether your advice is relevant to them.
Just because
you are doing a degree, and you feel it fits
your circumstances, do not make the assumption that the same is true for others. Equally, be wary about trotting out marketing cliches (and that's what they are) about the desireability of a degree. For a very few occupations, a degree is essential. For some, a degree is preferred, for the vast majority degrees are irrelevant.
This statement:
MOST people applying for competitive jobs have degrees now and if you are able to put a degree in airline management and operations on your application form then surely you are going to appear to be a stronger candidate
is a collection of assumptions on your part, and has little or no basis in fact. A degree does not necessarily make you a stronger candidate in a whole host of jobs, though the education industry would like you to believe that it does - and you would appear to have swallowed their line wholesale! Are they paying you?
Please note that I have
not advised
Master Yoda not to take this degree. I have questioned the wisdom of doing this course if he feels that time is a factor, as it will take him longer than doing an integrated course - which is arguably preferred by many of the employers he may be interested in (and that's another can of worms!).
Scroggs