The IEEAC is the corps of the Ingénieur des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile (in English Civil Aviation Operations Engineer). It is the sixth corps of the French Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) by size, with 777 IEEAC out of 13,076 agents as of 1 July 2011.

Application

The application process is by a

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. It is for students of ''

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''. Also,

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, air traffic safety electronics personnel and '' Techniciens supérieurs des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile'' with more than 10 years professional experience can integrate into the IEEAC corps with another application process.

Career

This corps has five grades (in descending order): * IEEAC primary class 1: 2 steps. * IEEAC main class 2: 8 steps. * IEEAC normal class: 11 steps. * IEEAC internship: 1 step. * IEEAC student: 2 steps.

Training

The third-year training of IEEAC is performed at the ''

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'' (French civil aviation university) of

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after a competitive examination. Students graduate with the ''Diplôme d'ingénieur ENAC'' (ENAC engineer degree) recognized by the ''

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'' before joining the DGAC or ''

Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile The Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (, BEA) is an agency of the French government, responsible for investigating aviation accidents and incidents and making safety recommendations based on what is learned from those inve ...

''.

Job

The IEEAC corps work in many technical and economical arenas such as air transport, air navigation, and safety of civil aviation in

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or in

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. They perform testing, operating, research, coaching or teaching missions.

Distribution

They work for the DGAC as well as for ''Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile''.

Income

IEEAC students have an income of 2,400 euros per month during the third-year training at

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. When they start their career, they have an income of 59,000 euros per year. Notice de présentation de la formation Ingénieur ÉNAC

References

Appendices

Bibliography

* Ariane Gilotte, Jean-Philippe Husson et Cyril Lazerge, ''50 ans d'Énac au service de l'aviation'', Édition S.E.E.P.P, 1999

External links

ENAC's Engineers
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