How Airlines Are Handling MRO’s Diversity Problem

American Airlines maintenance technicians
Credit: American Airlines
CHICAGO—Less than 3% of aviation maintenance technicians (AMT) in the U.S. last year were women, according to the FAA’s most recent U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics. This number has remained relatively stagnant over the past decade, despite the industry’s heavy recruiting push to meet growing workforce...
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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