AJESH KURIEN

Biography

Ajesh Kurien is an expert in Airport Ground operations, author, trainer, and e-learning content developer working with National Aviation Services (Kuwait), the fastest-growing aviation services provider with a presence across regions: the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. Previously, he worked for Air India Charters (AICL) at Cochin International Airport (CIAL), Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) at Doha International Airport, and Bird Worldwide Flight Services (BWFS) at CIAL Cochin. His qualifications include Master of Tourism Management (MTM), IATA – UFTAA foundation course, IATA train the trainer course and IATA instructional techniques course. Among his expertise are aircraft weight and balance for different aircraft types, Departure Control System (DCS) functions in Amadeus Altea FM and CM for aircraft load control functions, check-in, boarding, arrival, and transfer functions for airport passengers. He was delegated as Training Manager for flydubai Sprint Departure Control System training and deployment project across various stations of flydubai, a Dubai-based Budget airline. The expert actively develops e-learning content in strict compliance with IATA IGOM and AHM regulations, for various levels of courses, and uploads it on the world's leading LMS platforms.

Education

Master of Tourism Management (MTM)
IATA - UFTAA foundation Course
IATA Train the trainer Course
IATA instructional Techniques Course

Areas of Research / Professional Expertise

Airport Ground Handling
Training and DCS deployment
E-learning content development
Aircraft weight and balance
Departure control systems (Amadeus, SITA, Sabre, etc.)
Learning Management System (LMS) Platforms

Personal Interests

Writing, Traveling and Music

Books