Shifting DEI Policies Affect Aviation MRO Workforce Recruiting Efforts

woman working on aircraft wing

Brussels Airlines has grown its percentage of women in maintenance and engineering roles to around 8%.

Credit: Brussels Airlines
As aircraft maintenance demand rises, the global talent gap is widening. In the U.S., diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks are tightening an already strained technician pipeline, while Europe’s steady progress and the Middle East’s rapid inclusion efforts push in the opposite direction...
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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