Shortage Of MRO Technicians Expected To Worsen

Lindsay Bjerregaard December 20, 2019
workforce
Maintenance workforce shortage will be more pronounced in the 2020s.
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As the working population ages, the growing shortage of MRO workers is predicted to worsen over the next 10 years. Regional Challenges U.S. Oliver Wyman projects that a gap between supply of and demand for mechanics will develop by 2022 and reach a peak of 9% by 2027. According to FAA U.S. Civil...
Lindsay Bjerregaard

Lindsay Bjerregaard is managing editor for Aviation Week’s MRO portfolio. Her coverage focuses on MRO technology, workforce, and product and service news for MRO Digest, Inside MRO and Aviation Week Marketplace.

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