Economists in Aviation

Practical career advice for young economists considering joining the industry

Fourteen years ago I boarded Qatar Airways flight 76 from Gatwick to Doha, leaving at 11am and arriving about seven hours later at 9pm local time. The plane A7-AEI (pictured) was a shiny Airbus 330 and I remember a smooth ride with a rather decent rogan josh for lunch. And for some reason the moving map was not working. That was the day I began my caree…