The Faculty of International Tourism and Management at City University of Macau recently organized a visit to the Air Macau Operations Building (NXOB) for a group of faculty and students. The visit aimed to explore potential university-enterprise cooperation, help students understand the current development of the Macau aviation industry, and enrich their learning experience. Executive Associate Dean Li Xi led the group and arranged for practical learning activities to learn about the airline’s operations.
The practical learning activities received strong support from Air Macau Company Limited (Air Macau), and the group was warmly welcomed by Chen Hong, Executive Director cum Chief Executive Officer of Air Macau. CEO Chen Hong showed genuine regard for the students’ learning and career development, and shared his valuable experiences and industry insights from his nearly 40 years in the aviation industry. He encouraged the students to actively pursue careers in the aviation industry and become valuable contributors to the industry.
Executive Associate Dean Li introduced the recent development of the Faculty of International Tourism and Management and sincerely thanked Air Macau for their continued support. The two sides had extensive and in-depth discussions on the potential for joint activities in cultivating professional talents for Macao. They will continue to maintain close cooperation and provide rich practical education activities and career development opportunities for the students.
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Air Macau opened their A320 flight training device (FBS) for the group to experience simulated flights, which received a warm response. In addition, at the airline's arrangement, they also visited various departments such as the airplane operating control (AOC), flight department, cabin service, engineering maintenance department, and dispatch, to gain a comprehensive understanding of the airline's operations. They also had the opportunity to communicate with trainee co-pilots, flight attendants, duty managers from the Operations Center, senior maintenance engineers, senior dispatchers, and others. This allowed the students to gain practical knowledge about the airline's internal dispatch, check-in, flight service, and engineering maintenance processes, providing valuable insights for their future career development planning.
After the practical educational activities, the students expressed that this visit and face-to-face communication with frontline aviation workers had not only deepened their understanding of the aviation industry, which closely aligned with the tourism industry, but also allowed them to apply the theoretical knowledge of aviation transportation and airline practices in practical experiences. They found the visit to be very rewarding.
Source: Faculty of International Tourism and Management
