I feel as though my career aspirations have been narrowed down since the beginning of the semester. I believe I'm much more interested in working in the airline side of the industry rather than the airport management side, at least for the time being. I think the complexity and the opportunities available in the air carrier field are more attractive, and the opportunity to travel is also very appealing to me. Guest speakers that helped to make this clearer included Justin Patrick from ExpressJet, Amy Kienast, and the speakers from Kalitta Air. Each of them pointed out certain elements of the industry, and reinforced the highlights I learned over the summer interning at Republic Airways.
Goals:
1) Get hired in a full-time/management position of some kind at an airline, either regional or mainline.
2) Network extensively within the airline business, using all the tools available to me, including social media, industry events, etc.
3) Travel extensively and attempt to continuously learn about the industry at all times while doing so.
4) Complete my private pilot certificate and fly more often.
