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travel. The BTS has begun seeing an increase
in travel again, and I believe the uptick will
not only return us to a robust, healthy level
- like we saw in 2019 - but will surpass
it. With that in mind, many may wonder
what will happen if airline companies are
struggling to find the maintenance workers
needed to maintain their fleets?
While the airline industry predicted the
It's reported by Satair that salaries of Airframe & Powerplant (A&P)
mechanics have continued to increase year over year.
Outgoing is Outpacing
Incoming
As most are well aware, the pandemic
grounded a historic number of planes and
the airline industry was greatly affected.
According to the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics' (BTS), 2020 reported the lowest
number of airline passengers since the
1980s. With COVID-19 affecting the airline
industry seemingly overnight, airlines,
their suppliers and industry partners had
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to make multi-faceted decisions quickly.
Combine that with the question of how
long the pandemic may last, airlines had to
make tough calls, including offering earlyretirement
packages to their employees who
were near retirement age.
As we see our country recovering from
the pandemic and new guidelines from the
Center for Disease Control (CDC) being
issued, trends are telling us the airline
industry is showing rapid signs of recovery in
shortage for years, the pandemic has potentially
exacerbated the potential negative
effects of the aviation mechanic shortage.
The industry now has fewer maintenance
technicians to address the needs of the
airlines and multiple parts of the aviation
industry, which is a significant engine of
growth for the U.S. economy. This shortage
isn't just affecting the U.S. According to
Oliver Wyman, it's a global shortage. Asia is
projected to feel the effects of the shortage
first through their anticipated growth in
their aircraft fleet.
According to Wyman's projections, the
number of outgoing technicians will far outpace
the number of incoming technicians.
The median age of an aviation mechanic in
the U.S. is 51 years of age, which is nine years
older than the median age of the broader U.S.
workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Boiled down, there's an additional
wave of mechanics that will be eligible to
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY

August-September-2021

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of August-September-2021

Editor's Takeoff
Industry Inspection
Which Reality Are You In?
Ready for Takeoff
The Time to Train is Now
No Slowdown on Solutions
Augment Your Reality
ARSA Insight
GAMA Insight
Professionalism
Shop Talk
Advertiser’s Index
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August-September-2021 - Editor's Takeoff
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August-September-2021 - Industry Inspection
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August-September-2021 - Which Reality Are You In?
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August-September-2021 - Ready for Takeoff
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August-September-2021 - The Time to Train is Now
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August-September-2021 - No Slowdown on Solutions
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August-September-2021 - Augment Your Reality
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August-September-2021 - ARSA Insight
August-September-2021 - GAMA Insight
August-September-2021 - Professionalism
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August-September-2021 - Advertiser’s Index
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