Aircraft Maintenance is actually a sub-group in the civil aviation sector and this field comprises of the modification, repair and inspection of components in an aircraft. Aircraft maintenance field is growing together with the growth of civil aviation industry since the need for maintenance of aircraft becomes essential when the number of aircrafts grow with the advancement of the civil aviation industry.

Therefore, the need for professionals in the field of aircraft maintenance also increases with the growth of this field. Not only private companies in the civil aviation industry, but also government companies in this field are recruiting suitable candidates for aircraft maintenance division.

Recent job notification:

Recently suitable candidates (i.e.) aircraft maintenance engineers were recruited by the following government organizations:

• Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited

• Government of Jharkhand for Dhruv Helicopter project

Organizations recruiting candidates for aircraft maintenance field:

Apart from the above-mentioned recent job notifications, some of the companies that frequently have demand for aircraft maintenance engineers are:

• National Airport Authority

• Air India

• Indian Airlines

• HAL

• National Aeronautical Laboratory

Educational qualification:

The main qualification requirement for finding jobs in the aircraft maintenance field is the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering course shortly called as AME. This course can be taken up by candidates who have completed their higher secondary in science stream of education. For finding placement in the position of Air Craft Maintenance Engineering in government organizations, candidates must have completed their AME course from an institution approved by the Director General of Civil Aviation. Then, they should obtain Aircraft Maintenance Engineer license and for getting this license, AME license examination conducted by the Director General of Civil Aviation should be taken up by the candidates.

The first engineering college in India to offer Director General of Civil Aviation approved AME course is the Southern College of Engineering. Other colleges offering this course are:

• Institute of Aircraft Maintenance Engineering

• Flytech Aviation Academy

• Indian Institute of Aeronautical Science

• Hindustan Institute of Engineering & Technology

• Hindustan Academy of Engineering

• Hindustan Aviation Academy

• Nehru College, Coimbatore

Most of these institutions require that to seek admission to the AME course, candidates must have completed their higher secondary in science stream with mathematics, physics and chemistry subjects and they must have secured not less than 50% of aggregate marks.

Scope of Aircraft Maintenance Field:

Aircraft Maintenance Field can offer a wide range of employment opportunities for AMEs in the near future since the number of companies in this sector is ever increasing.