Workforce & Training

Part of the school’s $22 million expansion will include a new composites lab and paint barn to prepare students for changing skills demand within aviation maintenance.

Collins Aerospace Systems will announce later today that it is introducing a four-year aviation maintenance technician apprenticeship program that includes college and on-the-job training.

The commercial aviation MRO industry needs hundreds of thousands of new mechanics and job prospects are vast. Caveat emptor: summer season layoffs are possible.

FAA’s proposed rewrite of the Part 147 regulation, which governs the aviation maintenance schools, is being met with mixed reactions.

Boost centered on airline mechanics while real pay for independent MRO shop and OEM mechanics flat.

The sub-Saharan cargo operator and maintainer must train and actively seek ATR mechanics.

Southwest Airlines mechanics' real wages would increase 1.0-1.4% annually under the tentative agreement.

Aviation Week chats with student competitors at the 2019 Aerospace Maintenance Competition to find out what drew them to MRO and what’s on their technology wish lists.

Students competing in the 2019 Aerospace Maintenance Competition share their perspectives on how the MRO industry can improve training and workforce recruitment.

An engine disassembly course seen as first of many.

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.