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Old 22nd Feb 2013, 22:29
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leisurelad
 
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Doing a course is probably a waste of time and money. As aeromad says, most people in aviation don't have an airline management degree etc, its all about experience and working your way up and in some cases, who you know or if your face fits !!
I left school at 16 with a handfull of GCSE's, only 4C's and a couple of D's, started on a yts scheme in a travel agents, moved on to airline res, moved on to the airport as check in, went flying for a few years as crew, back on the ground as an airline rep, promoted to duty manager then went into operations and crewing. Moved to the other side of the country and have ended up as a manager for a travel company and been there ever since.
A course can never prepare you for how to deal with 18hr shifts 3 days on the trot and 320, 41hr delayed angry customers !!! and come out smiling the other end.
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