LPU gives students ‘Practice Aircraft’ for Airline & Tourism programs

Lovely Professional University (LPU) campus now has a ‘Practice Aircraft’ for its students of Airlines & Tourism programs to have hands-on experience. LPU’s effort is the first-of-its-kind in North India. The 18-seat practice air-craft has been designed specifically to train students on different aspects of aviation including serving to the business  & economy class passengers, in-flight hospitality systems, announcements and different other operations. Students will be trained with real Airplane working experience through this new Airline lab.

LPU Chancellor Ashok Mittal informed, “Considering the needs of the hour and expectations from us, we have established airlines practice cabin at the campus so that students could get real time experience. Here, the students are exposed to internationally bench-marked theoretical and intensive practical inputs by experienced faculty.” He added, “We are already running hospitality program which is providing the best facilities and hands-on training to the students through practice kitchens, rooms etc.” Talking about raising professional culture among students, he further told that the students have been adopting air-hostess/steward/cabin-crew dress code as per needs of the profession so that they feel they are already in the related job.

LPU is offering BSc Airlines, Tourism & Hospitality, and Diploma in Airline Cabin Crew & Hospitality study programs. Airlines & Tourism sector opens up multiple career streams in airlines, travel agencies, tour operators, time share companies, airports, hotels, marketing, counter sales, or guide services. Job opportunities exist in private as well as government sector. Airlines Tourism also offers employment in emerging sectors like eco-tourism, sustainable tourism and medical tourism.