SINGAPORE 2010: Helicopter market in Asia Pacific set to take off
Is there demand for helicopters engineering technology graduates?
Well it depends! The industry is bracing itself for growth in the next few years. You can read the article below and also the links to the article in FLIGHT GLOBAL.
But the industry is also selective. The want the BEST. As they too are demanded by their clients to deliver the best. Most civilian helicopter operators operate charter services.
Some charter their helicopters to oil and gas industry, which have a very strict demand for safety and reliability. They don't tolerate delays and grounding of aircraft that affect their production schedules.
So those in the helicopter program must understand this fact. You are good, the job will find you; if you are just marginal then you'll find the industry will close its doors, in spite of your paper qualification. It may sound to be cruel, but this is the fact of life in the helicopter industry.
Helicopter manufacturers are optimistic about growth in the Asia-Pacific region, despite the adverse impact on private helicopter orders during last year's financial downturn, believing that sales in key segments such as homeland security, military and search and rescue missions will continue to increase.Eurocopter, which has 2,000 helicopters in Asia Pacific, sums up the region as the "number one helicopter market in the world". Its fleet in the area makes up about a quarter of its worldwide total, says Norbert Ducrot, Eucocopter's senior vice-president Asia Pacific sales. "We have 52% of the Asia-Pacific market," he adds.
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Sir....I want to ask something....it is stated that there are high demand for helicopter engineering technology graduates out there... however, we still hearing that some of the helicopter engineering graduates from MIAT still having problem in finding their job...what do you think causing this problem....Do you think they are lacking of some skills that is needed by industry...or maybe because of other things... I am also currently enrolled in MIAT as a helicopter courses....so I would like to hear your advice and opinion about what should we do and what should we have to prepare ourselves before graduation so we can fulfill the needed of the current helicopter market....Maybe there are some of us who forgot about what should they have and prepare for, to fulfill the industry needed which causing them to have problems during job hunting .. thank you...... from -WAN ISKENZZ-
ReplyDeleteAs I mentioned in my blog, the helicopter companies are strict in their selection. So you need to prepare well during the interviews. I was in Kerteh few months ago visiting a helicopter company. So far they are happy with MIAT's graduate. I also received the same comment from companies in Kuala Lumpur and Miri.
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