United Arab Emirates MROs Look To Boost Local Talent

Etihad Engineering professionals

About 300 professionals from around the world joined Etihad Engineering across various business areas in 2024.

Credit: Etihad Engineering
The United Arab Emirates’ Emiratization initiative is progressing steadily in aviation, but the country’s reliance on overseas expertise will likely continue for a while to address the skills shortages and capacity needed for rapid fleet expansion. Boeing projects a need for 716,000 new maintenance...
Keith Mwanalushi

Keith Mwanalushi primarily writes about the global commercial aviation aftermarket and has more than 10 years of experience covering it. He is based in the UK.

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