Diversity

Aviation Week Staff
The Wings Club Foundation’s annual scholarships provide financial support to students who have demonstrated academic success in a higher education program.
Maintenance & Training

By William Garvey
Airshowman Sean Tucker’s Bob Hoover Academy at Salinas Municipal Airport helps students achieve a high school diploma—and a solo flight.
Maintenance & Training

Sharon B. DeVivo
Working together, industry and higher education can bridge the skills gap, foster innovation and build partnerships that contribute to our sector's success.
Maintenance & Training

Sharon B. DeVivo
Outside-the-box ideas can help companies train, access and retain a diverse and highly skilled workforce.
Workforce & Training

Stacey Rudser
Moving the needle on the sector’s gender imbalance will require leadership to prioritize inclusivity and respect in the hangar.
Workforce & Training

By Lee Ann Shay
After retiring from American Airlines, Parker is breaking down barriers to recruit and diversify the pilot pool.
Maintenance & Training

By P. Barry Butler
Solving the industry’s problem requires applying all available resources—from industry, government and aviation education—to draw new talent to the field.
Workforce & Training

The Wings Club Foundation this year presented a record 17 scholarships totaling $250,000 to students pursuing careers in aviation.
Maintenance & Training

By Jeremy Kariuki
The new program is currently partnering with multiple aviation companies to secure employment upon completion of the course.
Maintenance & Training

By William Garvey
Zack Anglin proves that hands and feet are not essential for piloting an aircraft.
Maintenance & Training

By Joe Anselmo
Our new ShowNews app is free, easy to use and compatible with iPhones and Android devices.
Paris Air Show

By Thierry Dubois, Linda Blachly, Alan Dron
Delta Flights Product has created a new personal wheelchair access offering—based on what was just a concept last year.
Interiors & Connectivity

Oliver Madilian
The industry needs to offer more flexibility and financial incentive and find ways to resonate with young people.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Amy Spowart
Expanding the workforce is about addressing systemic barriers to talent—a change that can improve the aviation industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lee Ann Shay
Doing nothing to solve these problems really isn’t an option.
Workforce & Training

By Jeremy Kariuki
A look at the winners from this year’s Aerospace Maintenance Competition and how the event is making progress on diversity.
MRO Americas

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Aviation and MRO industry experts share strategies for improving workforce diversity.
Workforce & Training

By Kurt Hofmann
Pegasus Airlines, an LCC, has become Turkey’s second-largest carrier and is in growth mode.
Airlines & Lessors

René Banglesdorf
As labor shortages beleaguer the industry, why is there a shortage of women in aviation?
Business Aviation

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
AAR is growing workforce training and diversity efforts through new funding and partnerships.
Workforce & Training

Women in Aviation International Singapore members discuss the importance of mentorship programs in helping promote diversity in the aviation industry.
Business Aviation

By David Casey
Speaking at GAD World, airport executives said the pandemic has created a gap in knowledge through the loss of experienced staff and a leakage of skilled labor
Airports & Networks

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Miranda Wales, maintenance mechanic at SkyWest Airlines, speaks with Aviation Week about how the industry could draw more interest from women and young people.
Workforce & Training

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Aviation Week Network recognizes 20 exceptional students leading change in the aerospace and defense industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Mike Sullivan
While some flight schools have impressive graduation rates producing new pilots with sport and private certificates, many others are confronted with attrition t
Maintenance & Training