Who will fly and maintain tomorrow's airliners? Qualified air and ground crews are not going to appear by magic, but with carriers beginning to expand their fleets again after the cancellations and deferrals of the economic downturn, doubts over how the industry will attract the 448,000 new pilots and half a million maintenance engineers believed to be needed over the next 20 years are causing furrowed brows. We look at International Air Transport Association initiatives to solve the problem, examine safety and language issues, and report on Flybe's pioneering multi-pronged approach to teaching.
CONTENTS
Recruitment Crews control
Language Talking sense
Apprenticeships Skillful all round
Source: Flight International
