Jessica Mae Cleanor Agda

The UNSW Aviation Society (AvSoc) is an Arc affiliated club at the University of New South Wales. AvSoc caters primarily to students whom are completing a Bachelor of Aviation however students from any faculty or school at the University of New South Wales are welcome to join AvSoc. AvSoc runs student engagement events such as BBQ’s (both at Kensington and the Flight Operations Unit at Bankstown), party buses, road trips (Wings Over Illawarra) and an end of year ball. To engage students in career prospecting, a yearly Aviation related careers expo is held which features prominent and influential businesses/organisations in the aviation industry, providing students with an insight into the potential future programs they made decide to get involved with. In the past, businesses/organisations such as the AFP, CASA, Menzies Aviation, Qantaslink, Royal Aeronautical Society, Singapore Airlines, Sydney Airport and Virgin Australia have been in attendance. Particularly for Bachelor of Aviation Management Students, AvSoc runs a yearly international study tour program where students are provided the opportunity to travel overseas to network with international aviation managers while gaining an insight into overseas airlines and airport operations. In 2018, AvSoc visited South Korea on our inaugural Study Tour, coinciding with the Air Transport Research Society Conference (ATRS) in Seoul. Attendance at the ATRS conference facilitated for networking with managers, executives and directors from airlines, airports and organisations.