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@article{193600,
        author = {Dr.V.GIRI BABU and K.Arun},
        title = {From Classroom to Cockpit: The Role of Aviation Training in Career Development and Its Contribution to Tourism and Air Travel Growth},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {10},
        pages = {2536-2542},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=193600},
        abstract = {The aviation sector is an essential part in promoting the development of tourism through the improvement of its connectivity, quality of the services offered and the experience of the passengers. It is a quantitative study where the authors explore the effect of aviation training, career development, and tourism growth. The main aim is to examine the role of aviation training programs in enhancing professional competency and career readiness of aviation trainees and the effects of such career outcomes to tourism development. The data were gathered using a structured questionnaire that was administered to the students of the aviation training on pilot, cabin crew, and ground staff. The internal consistency of the measurement scale was determined as good by analysis of reliability. The proposed relationships were tested by a multiple regression analysis. The results demonstrate that the aviation training has a significant impact on the career development, whereas career development plays significant role in tourism growth and quality of passenger services. The findings also demonstrate that career development is a significant mediating factor between tourism outcome and aviation training. This paper concludes by noting that aviation training programs can be strengthened to make the workforce ready and be supportive of sustainable tourism development by virtue of better aviation services.},
        keywords = {Aviation Training, Career Development, Tourism Development, Aviation Professionals, Quality of Services Offered, Employability Skills, Regression Analysis.},
        month = {March},
        }