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hi i'm jamie an 8th grader i aspire to be the airline sector and i love computers..are there any majors i can purse that gives me an oppurtunity in the airline sector with IT?

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Rebecca’s Answer

Thank you for your question. You are only at year 8, still have plenty of time to think about your future career. The most important is to find out what careers you have interest.
Below are my suggestions:
1. Think about what you have interest, eg your hobbies, favourite subjects, etc and identify the related careers
If you like aviation, would you like to be a pilot, air hostess, aerospace engineer, air traffic control, etc.
If you like computer, would you like to be a apps developer, web developer, application support, system administrator, database administrator, etc.
You can find more related careers online
2. Find out more on these careers and determine what you have interest
3. Speak to someone who are working in these careers and determine what you have interest
4. Shortlist 1-2 careers you would like to pursue
5. Explore the entry criteria of relevant subjects in colleges
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
May Almighty God bless you!
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Amanda’s Answer

Hey, Jamie! A good way to combine those two interests could be to learn how to design software for airplanes (airplanes use advanced computers to fly that need programmers to help improve them). You could also learn how to develop different types of websites or apps for airlines. A path to that career might be studying Computer Science, Software Engineering and/or Aerospace Engineering at a university.

Amanda recommends the following next steps:

Find out if your school has any programming classes (like Java, Python, JavaScript)
Look into some online programming/IT classes for kids (like scratch.mit.edu, code.org, Kahn Academy)
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John’s Answer

Hi Jamie!
Remember that every airline pretty much runs on a large set of IT systems so working in aviation and IT is perfectly feasible. A general-purpose IT qualification ought to do you well here. I'm thinking your standard Computer Science, Data Science etc type qualifications. Remember that even if you don't work for an airline, there are always airports that need good IT people too.

If you want to be more on the aircraft side of things, this gets more specialised. I would think you'd be more likely to study something like aerospace engineering or something more engineering focused than plain IT. Again, the sorts of companies in this space vary depending upon what you are interested in. You have your Boeing and Airbus obviously as aircraft manufacturers, but then if you take something like aircraft engines you're into a different set of companies; Rolls Royce, P&W, GE etc. All need good IT skills alongside the engineers who actually build these things.

All in all, lots of opportunities there I think. Good luck!
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Kajal’s Answer

I would suggest diving into the exciting world of either Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning. These fields are not just fascinating, but also packed with opportunities. So go ahead, explore and conquer!
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