Workforce & Training

FAA's proposed update to modernize the Part 147 maintenance school rule sticks with time-based, versus competency-based curriculum.

Airline MROs are making efforts to maintain a pipeline of technical talent by both attracting and retaining staff.

FAA acceptance of industry certification should facilitate training of badly needed avionics technicians.

AeroStar Avion Institute is working with AAR, Olive-Harvey College and other industry stakeholders to provide aviation maintenance education and career opportunities to underrepresented demographics.

Shops can learn from other industries, must start early to attract workers.

The new, tentative deal is the latest development in talks between the airline and its mechanics that started back in 2012.

Boeing has established a $3 million permanent endowment for scholarships covering training costs for the university’s aviation maintenance and flight programs.

People fear new technologies will encroach on the way they do their jobs, which can be disconcerting.

The Chinese repair specialist said the development took eight months, in line with CAAC guidance.

The grant will help the aerospace parts manufacturer as it grows its staff, facilities and capabilities to support new aircraft production ramp-up.

Rock Valley College—located near AAR’s facilities at Chicago-Rockford International Airport—is the latest school added to the MRO’s workforce pathway program.

Drawing future aviation mechanics into schools and the profession—and finding more instructors—needs more work.

Software specialist looks for smarter ways for MROs to spend their training dollars.

While there is positive momentum for filling the future aviation mechanic workforce needs, not all metrics are good.

AAR needs to find more mechanics to help it grow and is proactively working with colleges, the latest in Chicago, to foster the skills students need.

The maintenance and engineering division of All Nippon Airways is the driver of the new venture, which is supposed to begin operating in January 2019 performing airframe heavy maintenance in Okinawa.

Air New Zealand engineers have scheduled a strike Dec. 21 that threatens to disrupt the carrier’s operations on one of its busiest travel days, although further negotiations are planned in an effort to resolve the contract dispute.

As it celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, TP Aerospace has launched plans to open 11 new global locations by 2020. Thomas Ibsoe, president of TP Aerospace, which is an aftermarket supplier of wheels and brakes, speaks with Lindsay Bjerregaard about the Green Sunrise plan and where the company is looking to grow.

The deal with U.S. low-cost carrier Frontier will run for five years and includes up to 10 years of salary raises.

To support its growing fleet, the airline is offering accelerated A&P training and employment opportunities along with a perks package valued at up to $11,000.

MRO students had the chance to attend this year's MRO Europe. Find out more about their experience at the show and what they are most excited about in the industry.

Three all-female teams made history at this year's Aerospace Maintenance Competition at MRO Americas in Orlando, Florida.

Elevate Aviation introduces young women to the aviation industry through a supportive network of working professionals.