Ahmedabad, Oct 3 (KNN) India’s premier B-School IIM Ahmedabad, in association with Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile (ENAC) France has launched the Advanced Management Programme for Professionals in Aviation and Aeronautics.

The programme aims to equip new-age management professionals with skills necessary to lead the sector through its next phase of development.

This 6-month programme is curated to offer a comprehensive understanding of the principles, practices and policies relevant to the aviation and aeronautics industry, including technical aspects as well as leadership and business management dimensions, said a press release.

Participants from a wide range of aviation, aeronautics and allied industry sectors will learn airline and airport operations & management, multi-modal logistics, infrastructure development, public-private partnerships; mergers & acquisitions in aviation, ESG, sustainability, IT strategy & applications, and various other topics from distinguished IIMA faculty.

Further, this limited seat programme includes industry leading global exposure at the state-of-the-art campus at ENAC, Toulouse, France.

Participants will learn about the emerging technical and operational aspects covering aviation and air transportation operations & management, big data applications and optimisation, maintenance and safety issues, drones and UTM, and air traffic management.

Commenting on the programme, Prof. Debjit Roy, IIM Ahmedabad, said, “The Indian aviation and aeronautics sector is growing, and so is the need for experts with techno-managerial skillsets. We are pleased to offer this programme to those who can steer the sector towards a more disruptive future.”

‘While the sector’s future may present many challenges, participants will have the chance to envision and reinvent how the sector should operate in line with the government's objective of making India a worldwide aviation hub,” added Roy.

The number of travellers is expected to double to 400 million in the coming years and the market size is anticipated to grow to USD 4.33 billion by 2025.  (KNN Bureau)