From airport chief executive to airport director
10 of the 22 essential skills of a airport director are already essential for a airport chief executive — about 45% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from airport chief executive in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 12
- would be new
- 45%
- of the target job covered
- 22
- essential skills of a airport director
What a airport director does
Airport directors oversee a group of managers who lead or supervise a particular area of the airport, programme or a project.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- airport environmental regulations
- airport operating environment
- identify airport safety hazards
- implement improvements in airport operations
- manage staff
- provide assistance to airport users
- show diplomacy
- supervise maintenance activities in airports
- use different communication channels
- write work-related reports
What would be new
12 skillsEssential for a airport director and not for a airport chief executive. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply airport standards and regulations
- build business relationships
- comply with legal regulations
- create solutions to problems
- ensure client orientation
- ensure public safety and security
- follow ethical code of conduct in transport services
- have computer literacy
- implement strategic management
- maintain inventory of airport operations
- negotiate sales contracts
- work in an aviation team
← airport chief executiveairport director →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a airport director?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.