Aviation institutes mushroom in Lucknow

New Delhi/Lucknow: Lucknow is emerging as a hub for aviation training in Northern India. All top-notch institutes of this emerging industry are starting shop in Lucknow, which is catering to satellite towns in its periphery.
The city has centres such as the Frankfinn Institute of Air-hostess Training, Avalon Aviation Academy, Viinzs Academy of Air Hostess and Hospitality Training, besides almost a dozen such institutes.
Arun Rawat, center manager, Avalon Aviation Academy, told Business Standard that it’s primarily air-hostess training about which enquiries were made.
If on the one hand, handsome pay packages, attractive perks and glamour are assured in aviation, it’s also the hectic schedules, long flight hours and continuous pressure to smile under all circumstances make the job difficult.
“This industry requires very hard work. It becomes difficult to manage the continuous flight schedules, long flight hours and the necessity to ‘wear a smile’ under all circumstances,” said Ritu Bogra, business development manager, Viinzs Academy.
The prime period in this industry is eight years at the maximum. “Many a time people quit since balancing marriage or other responsibilities and hectic flight schedules is difficult,” said Pallavi Badhoria, center manager, Viinzs Academy.
However, industry insiders say this industry will never attain the saturation point because more airlines coming in.
Many of these training institutes are going to smaller cities and towns like Bareilly, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Bijnor.
20/06/08 Shruti Srivastava/Business Standard