Training Hurdles Hinder MRO’s Workforce Pipeline Efforts

PSA Airlines Virtual 360 Aircraft tool

PSA Airlines has developed several technologies to improve technician training, including this Virtual 360 Aircraft tool.

Credit: PSA Airlines
Any Inside MRO reader knows the aftermarket is suffering from a significant workforce shortage. Boeing’s Pilot and Technician Outlook projects a global need for 690,000 new technicians over the next decade—125,000 of them in North America alone. Consultancy Oliver Wyman predicts the region will have...
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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