Workforce & Training

The reality of today's supply and demand for MRO workforce.

Expect major milestones for Mexicana MRO in 2022, with the first of these to occur in August.

U.S. Labor Department data shows that mechanics’ pay raises have not kept up with inflation during the pandemic.

How training schools are adjusting to, and likely to benefit from, new FAA Part 147 requirements.

Aviation maintenance training resources in the U.S. are not keeping pace with modern advances in aircraft or MRO technologies.

Latin American MROs could have advantages over competitors to the north as aftermarket demand recovers post-pandemic.

FEAM is adding a second, larger hangar at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to meet growing cargo demand from operators like Amazon and DHL.

American Airlines Chairman and CEO Doug Parker sits down to chat with AW&ST about SAF, aircraft ordering and the company’s workforce.

Southwest Airlines has opened a new $100 million maintenance facility at Denver International Airport.

Ziad Al Hazmi, CEO of Lufthansa Technik Middle East, talks about how the MRO’s services are evolving as customer operations rebound.

A major revamp to the rules that spell out how U.S. schools teach aspiring aviation mechanics is inching toward completion, with a few key steps remaining before new standards come into force.

Could the MRO industry use a workforce training approach developed by Toyota to solve its labor challenges?

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is incorporating 8tree’s handheld dentCHECK tool for aircraft damage mapping into its aviation maintenance curriculum.

How using optimization programs to decrease the hours needed to perform maintenance could help alleviate the MRO technician shortage.

ARSA urges aftermarket companies to work together with educators to support workforce development.

The Regional Airline Association says workforce pipeline and supply chain challenges are causing problems for U.S. regional airlines.

WestJet is actively recruiting mechanics to support maintenance operations as pre-pandemic demand begins to return.

The partnership will provide students with tuition assistance and a direct pathway to employment at FEAM.

United Airlines built a new technical operations complex at Los Angeles International Airport to improve efficiencies there.

ARSA considers the importance of in-person networking, meetings and competitions for aftermarket companies.

NIAR Werx is moving closer to FAA certification of its passenger-to-freighter conversion as it launches a new workforce pipeline program.

Aviation Week’s Aero Engines Europe attendees discuss how they see the MRO industry progressing in 2022.

Airlines, MROs and OEMs share lessons learned from parking aircraft during the pandemic.

Netherlands’ Twente Airport is changing paths to embrace the evolving aviation landscape.

How the maintenance unit of Spanish airline Iberia is looking at new investments to grow its business.