selamat mnyambut hari raya....want to ask...i will register as a tame after raya. so,what should i do for my preparation...tq..

i have to say u are right.. it's chicken & egg situation. i have no idea how to help u and others in you position. but aviation is not just about airlines. there are also helicopters and general aviation. keep your eyes open coz Subang airport will open up as a (new?) hub for general aviation and opportunity is brewing. i'm not not sure everyone can wait tho.

for TAME/trainee, i believe ur only way is upwards towards license, whatever it is. a few months ago some LWTR holders jump ship from MAS to MHS. that is from airline to offshore helicopter services. that hadn't happen for quite some time. so there are oppotunity around.

hi there, need advise on this.

my daughter is 19 and doing her diploma in aerospace electronic. shes graduating next year april but got a job offer as a trainee LAE. yang best nye..start work right away. she will be bonded for 8 yrs. she is doing her 1st month trial.she is happy for getting it because she is already working even before getting her diploma but i am worried coz she is not getting a degree. what do you guys think of her path? ataupun she should take her degree first for future back up.

Your reply is deeply appreciated. Terima kasih.

This post has been edited by hersheys8: Oct 12 2011, 05:27 PM

i guess its what she wants to do!! whats the guarantee that after finishing her diploma she will get a job/apprenticeship?
there are many out there with the same diploma as yr daughters' but cannot get into the aerospace/maintenance field..
afterall, she can always pursue her degree later part time...

my 2 cents...

Hello there, firstly thanks for taking the time to answer. Really appreciate it.
Okay, just to let you know, she has already signed an 8year bond with an aerospace company. The first 4 years will be her training and at the end of that 4 years, she'll get her LAE license. And so for the next 4 years of the bond, she'll be working as an LAE. Yeah. thats just to clarify matters. The thing i want to know is, whether she made the right choice of signing that 8year bond OR whether she should've gotten her degree first.
And just to add on, she was offered this bond deal even before she had gotten her diploma so, i was afraid that, if she were to continue her studies and get her degree, she wouldnt get another offer like this anymore so thus my decision to ask her to sign the bond instead of furthering her studies first.
Thanks and look forward to hearing from you again.

hello...
LAE doesnt need degree...just the license..
live happy ever after....ty

its an important position in the aviation industry, again in our beloved country, we are abused and under-appreciated.

what to do after SPM to become an Aircraft turbine Engine Mechanic ?

i want to ask whether i am going to get my EASA license once i pass the exam or i need to work for a few years to get my license? What about DCA, do i need to wait for few years to get my license or i can get it immediately? After i get my easa, then only i can take the air law exam to convert my easa to DCA license right?
And can anybody give me some guidance about this career? I have ask quite a few training centers but i am still confuse. Your help is really appreciated. thx

hi everyone....
i am planning to take the easa part 66 at miat but i have graduated in electrical engineering and have working as an technician and eng.....

is it ok if i take the course even im not from the aviation field?
when is the next intake?

Well, the aviation industry worldwide isn't that solid/versatile in recent days.. Regarding EU carbon emission charges, many airlines plan to let passengers absorb the cost if they were to travel to EU. WHY ? If the airline industry is solid, they would not have resort that way.

Now talking bout our aviation industry here, airlines are planning to cut cost. Try asking those recent GRADS in aircraft maintenance course frm various colleges, how many of them with diploma/cert but end up being vendor/cleaner/painter.
I really pity those guys.

Unless you have obtained your LWTR/DCAM Part 66, you might look further, but how many do?

Some might say, there's always General Aviation. True enough but how many people can a GA company employ ?

Last but not least, very FEW make it in 5 years to establish as an LAE.


If u're in it because of PASSION, then great. IF u're in it for the money, think not TWICE but MANY MANY times.

Something to ponder upon.

Aviation industry is small, so to be a part is really difficult.

Alot of people who ended their courses at NUC or TAFE or MIAT or anywhere did't get a job in aviation yet.

To get the license is so hard take years, to loss it is so easy, just a wrong button. Seen many came and left..

So true... aviation industry is small.. Unlike having a mechanical/checmical or electrical engineering degree or even an IT or Finance where opportunities are abundant...As long as you are average or a lil above average, the job is yours. SALARY wise also catching up with LAE's salary.
A friend working in ACCENTURE earning bout 3.8k for FRESH grad under probation.
LAE cant rely on OT nowadays, since OT is also limited. And if there's OT(luck on ur side), don't tell me you want to work 7 days a week, 12-16 hours a day.

So why the HASSLE and waste so much MONEY INVESTING in this field where you are not GUARANTEED of a "GRADUATION", when there're many other OPTIONS out there.

Example: Study MECH ENG bachelor degree, Next 3/4 years=>MECH ENGINEER.
Study AC Maintenance, Next 7 years ==> haven GRADUATED/ESTABLISHED as LAE...

NOT TO SAY I AM AGAINST ANYONE VENTURING INTO THIS FIELD BUT JUST AN EYE OPENER ON THE REAL SITUATION OF WHAT IS HAPPENING.

Yeah, office people earn is more than the people on the ground if you look closely.

A fresh graduate degree earn 3.8k, just went to U and study (i also i can do that) enjoy U life.

To be engineer need 5 years of experience, that not 100%, you will be just LWTR. You need type course+ojt + company approval that may take you 1 and half years that end up total 7 years... if you make it. If you failed than you will stuck in technician class forever with that amount of salary....

Today is an engineer tomorrow maybe go home and sleep because you lost a job by a wrong move.

Touch your heart and ask, if that is your passion, that go ahead must not agony. Some time I also thinking of giving up. HAHA

If getting diploma/degree here, is there any bright future to do the rest like OJT + LTWR oversea and secure LAE position there? I suppose it will be competitive since the aviation market is bigger huh? :/

Degree/Diploma not needed to become an LAE.

Even if you have Degree+LWTR/DCAM part 66 ===> where u wana work?
U think those Europeans gonna take you ?

Yeah

totally agree with that...even malaysia also hard to get a job~

I wonder what is MR. Jazzy's view on this.. I'm waiting...

I just did..

All I can say is that it's not far from the TRUTH..

The aviation industry in Malaysia is kinda 'small'.. despite what the gov'ment is saying with regards to demands in the industry, NOTHING is being done to create job opportunities.. instead of growth our national airline is 'shrinking' so to speak..

Fortunately the 'other part' of the world is expanding hence the potential exodus of current positions that would hopefully create enough demand to sustain the industry...