Indian Institute of Aeronautical Science (IIAS), is a premier Institute in Eastern India, which has been duly approved by Director General of Civil Aviation, (D.G.C.A.), Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India, to conduct three years AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING COURSE. The Institute is an unit of Dhirendra Gopal Educational and Charitable Trust. Ever since its inception IIAS, has dedicated itself in grooming a breed of efficient, knowledgeable and skilled engineering professionals to cater to the ever growing demand of Aviation Industry.

Indian air transport industry is on the rise with the emergence of new airlines and the national carrier like Air India & Indian Airlines gearing up to take the tough competition ahead. In fact, the success of the aviation industry is an integral part of the nation’s economic development & social progress.

The rapid growth in air travel is revealed by the statistics that with the introduction of Apex fares by the airlines, they have seen more than 20% growth year on year. With the entry of low fare-no frill airlines viz. Air Deccan, Kingfisher Airlines, AIR INDIA Charters Ltd., Spice Jet etc. and their affordable rates, are bound to increase the number of air passengers community day by day. Viewing the tremendous potential of the industry several international players have shown interest to participate in this shining sector. The recent decision of the government to open up the skies and increasing the air connectivity – both within the country & with the outside world, has prompted several private domestic airlines to operate in the profitable international routes as well.

With an increase in the number of airlines and its fleet size the field of Aviation Maintenance would also grow in a proportionate manner. Says Mr. G.R. Gopinath, CEO, Air Deccan, ‘while India had been exporting Aviation Maintenance engineers & technicians now we are requiring to imports engineers & pilots to meet our demand which leads to higher costs’. Further he says ‘Having maintenance centre for the aircraft within the country can tremendously bring down the cost & ‘down time’ of aircraft’. Thus we conclude that India has bright chances & the potential to be a hub of aviation activities with aviation maintenance as core areas. As per industry sources Mr. Kapil Kaul, Regional Representative & Vice President of Sydney based Centre of Asia Pacific Aviation says ‘the airlines will stimulate the market & create passenger growth. There is an estimate of Indian carriers to buy 200 new aircraft by the end of 2008 – 2009. This would lead to a shortage of around 1000 aircraft engineers’, which reflects upon the fact that the aviation market is poised for a tremendous growth and there exists a potential demand in its core wing i.e., Aviation Maintenance Engineering.

Every aircraft for it’s day to day maintenance & safe operation requires Aircraft Maintenance Engineers & Technicians. No aircraft can undertake flight unless & until it is certified Safe & Airworthy for operation by an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer licensed by the Director General of Civil Aviation, Government of India.

The need & demand of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers in the Aviation Industry is much more than their availability. This huge gap between the demand & supply of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers in the Aviation sector contributes to it’s being one of the highest paid jobs in India & abroad. An Aircraft Maintenance Engineer starts with a salary of Rs. 20-40 thousand, which goes up to Rs. 1.5-3 lakhs in the prime of their career. There is a lack of awareness among the younger generation in this field, which needs to be rectified for the prosperity & better prospects of the youth of today.