Workforce & Training

Larger issue of damage caused by engine failures could draw regulators’ focus.

Line maintenance across the world was immediately impacted following the outbreak of COVID-19 but the market could start to recover this year. In this MRO podcast, Jacco Klerk, CEO of Direct Maintenance, talks about the prospect of aircraft returning to service and ramping up operations to meet MRO demand.

New workforce grant programs in the U.S. could help the maintenance workforce that was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Managing director Cam Murphy talks about how FEAM is focusing on technology, scalability and diversity to grow its business.

Lawmakers prod FAA to finish technical training standards revamp.

Iberia has laid out plans to expand its existing maintenance installations into a major hub for MRO activities in southern Europe. The Spanish flag

Clear policy, consistent messaging, collaboration, data analysis and humility are key to meeting the challenges of the pandemic safely.

As more women and minorities rise through the ranks in aerospace engineering, they will bring their own cultures with them.

Industry’s push to get revised training standards for U.S. mechanic educational programs received a boost in the recent stimulus bill, as Congress included language that calls on the FAA to issue a new rule by midyear.

North filed pilot reports on more than 120 aircraft and was a protector of his staff and the publication.

Like most airlines across the world, Vueling has had to weather the challenges of the novel coronavirus in 2020 across all areas of its operation, including in its maintenance division.

The new administration will likely bring changes in U.S. aviation policy, mostly still to be determined.

Insights into how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the OEM/MRO relationship, lessor maintenance and the workforce. David Marcontell, an Oliver Wyman

Caerdav owner and Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson talks with Aviation Week’s James Pozzi about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the MRO

In little more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended industry projections of a pilot shortage by creating a surplus.

As MRO becomes more reliant on the Internet of Things, providers must pay more attention to cybersecurity threats.

The MRO has introduced a digital training platform and virtual tours for customers to cope with COVID-19 travel restrictions and social distancing requirements.

At the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, workforce recruitment is going virtual—and opportunities abound at smaller maintenance providers.

The OEM’s latest Pilot & Technician Outlook report shows that long-term need for maintenance technicians remains high.

Remote inspections, virtual training and digital tools are gaining traction as a way to address maintenance challenges during COVID-19.

Like Singapore, Hong Kong is extraordinarily dependent on the international travel that has been cut most sharply in Asia-Pacific—and independent MROs

Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL recently improved its financial position, and one bright spot is its engines. Cristiano Mousinho Gomes, GOL airline’

Its new facility at the Roswell Air Center will take on new hires and provide MRO for the hundreds of aircraft already parked there due to COVID-19 and other factors.

The MRO center will bring new jobs to the airport alongside maintenance and overhaul expertise for a variety of regional aircraft types.

Since the mid 1980s, aerospace and defense executives have identified the hiring of a diversity of people— gender, age, and ethnicity—as having a corporate value and contribution to success. Over the last five years, there has been measurable, though subtle, improvement.