# Artificial Intelligence in Aviation: New Professionals for New Technologies
## 4 Results
### Industry Demand for Artificial Intelligence Compencies in Aviation Graduates
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c} \hline \hline
**Aviation Programs** & **Area of Appointment** & **Basic Competencies** \\ \hline
**Pilot training** & \
\begin{tabular}{c} These programs are intended for \\ individuals who want to become \\ professional pilots. The graduates can work \\ for commercial airlines, cargo airlines, \\ charter flights, or in private aviation. \\ \end{tabular} &
\begin{tabular}{c} Aerodynamics, navigation, weather \\ forecasting, flight planning, aircraft \\ operations, emergency procedures, and \\ Federal Aviation Regulations. \\ \end{tabular} \\
**Aerospace Engineering** & \
\begin{tabular}{c} Aerospace engineers design aircraft and \\ spacecraft. They work in manufacturing, \\ analysis and design, research and \\ development, and the federal government. \\ \end{tabular} &
\begin{tabular}{c} Aerodynamics, structures and materials, \\ propulsion systems, stability and control, \\ aircraft design, systems integration, CAD \\ (Computer Aided Design), simulation, and \\ modeling. \\ \end{tabular} \\
**Aviation Management** & \
\begin{tabular}{c} Graduates can work in airlines, airports, or \\ aviation authorities. They handle \\ operations, logistics, budgeting, safety \\ procedures, and human resources. \\ \end{tabular} &
\begin{tabular}{c} Aviation law, safety management, airport \\ planning, airline operations, financial \\ management, human resource \\ \end{tabular} \\
**Air Traffic Control** & \
\begin{tabular}{c} Air traffic control principles work in control \\ towers, approach control facilities, or route \\ centers, coordinating the movement of air \\ traffic to ensure that planes stay safe \\ distances apart. \\ \end{tabular} &
\begin{tabular}{c} Air traffic control principles, aviation safety, \\ navigation, weather, Federal Aviation \\ Regulations, decision-making, and stress \\ management. \\ \end{tabular} \\
**Aircraft Maintenance and Repair** & \
\begin{tabular}{c} These graduates can work in airline \\ companies, maintenance, repair, and \\ overhaul (MRO) organizations, and aircraft \\ manufacturing firms. \\ \end{tabular} &
\begin{tabular}{c} Aircraft systems, inspection procedures, \\ maintenance techniques, troubleshooting, \\ Federal Aviation Regulations, use of \\ maintenance manuals, and aircraft \\ electrical systems. \\ \end{tabular} \\
**Aviation Technology** & \
\begin{tabular}{c} Aviation technologists often work as \\ aviation technicians or technologists at \\ airline companies, airports, or aviation \\ authorities. Their job is to work on the \\ equipment and technology that make \\ aviation possible. \\ \end{tabular} &
\begin{tabular}{c} Principles of flight, aircraft systems, \\ aviation safety, Federal Aviation \\ Regulations, avionics, navigation systems, \\ and maintenance procedures. \\ \end{tabular} \\
**Aviation Safety** & \
\begin{tabular}{c} Aviation safety specialists work with \\ airlines, aviation authorities, and \\ organizations to manage and prevent risk \\ in aviation operations. \\ \end{tabular} &
\begin{tabular}{c} Accident investigation, safety management \\ systems, risk assessment, aviation law, \\ human factors in aviation, emergency \\ response planning, and safety culture. \\ Aerodynamics, flight operations, \\ navigation, weather, aviation management, \\ air traffic control, aviation law, safety \\ procedures, and aircraft systems. \\ \end{tabular} \\
**Aeronautics/Aviation Science** & \
\begin{tabular}{c} This is a broader field, leading to various \\ professions in aviation, from piloting to \\ administration. \\ \end{tabular} &
\begin{tabular}{c} Principles of flight, aircraft systems, \\ Aviation safety, Federal Aviation \\ Regulations, avionics, navigation systems, \\ and maintenance procedures. \\ \end{tabular} \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table} 
Table 1: The general classification of education programs for the aviation industry. a policy foundation suggesting aviation programs need to update curricula to produce graduates ready to meet the industry's goal of widescale AI adoption.