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147 Act (S.3043/H.R.5427). The bill would
remove FAA mandates and prescriptive
requirements, set forth a framework for FAA
oversight through certification standards and
assessment and provide schools and industry
the ultimate flexibility to create programs
that meet local industry needs. In its testimony, Aviation High School supported passage
of the bill, which currently resides with the
aviation subcommittees in both the House
and the Senate.
Committee members also inquired about
the status of workforce grant program implementation, which Congress authorized to the
tune of $5 million a year for five years. Lang
reported that while the FAA was working
on the initial eligibility requirements - and
would consult with industry partners on
the framework before it is finalized - she
fell short of promising that grant dollars will
be distributed this fiscal year. Congressional
leaders reiterated that "time is of the essence"
to ensure industry does not lose another year
of funding. While the program was authorized for 2019-2024, 2019 dollars went unspent
due to congressional appropriations delays.
Another year and another $5 million will be
lost if the program is not implemented within
the FAA's 2020 fiscal year.
The hearing came just days after GAO
issued a new report on the aviation maintenance workforce. While the report recognizes
limitations on datasets provided through the
Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FAA, it ultimately concludes, as it did in a 2014 report,
that "labor market indicators... (unemployment, wages, and employment)... were not
consistent with the existence of hiring difficulties." In other words, since wages are
not going up and the population of current
technicians is not increasing, GAO concludes
there is no indication of a shortage.
ATEC takes issue with the finding given
1) the Bureau of Labor Statistics data is
insufficient since it does not distinguish
between certificated and non-certificated
technicians. 2) the analysis does not appear
to have taken into consideration looming
retirements, and 3) ATEC data suggests
otherwise.
The 2020 ATEC Pipeline Report contends that wages are in fact increasing.
Respondents to a 2019 ATEC survey report
an average starting hourly rate for AMTs
alumni at $21.54 per hour; that's up $1.84
(or 9 percent) from last year.
That said, the GAO conclusion is not necessarily counter to what industry has been
seeing or saying - that the shortage may not
be upon us now, but it soon will be. Indeed, a
2017 Oliver Wyman report indicated demand
will not outstrip supply for maintenance
technicians until 2023.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Aircraft Maintenance Technology
Editor's Viewpoint: Ten Years of AMT
Industry Inspection
Mapping Out Maintenance
Education & Training: Everything's Bigger in Texas
Tech Spotlight: Start Your Engines
Special Feature: The Growing Demand for Predictive Maintenance
MRO Feature: The StandardAero Model
Product Focus: Landing Gear: Tread Lightly
ATEC Insight: Aviation Maintenance Workforce Issues Top of Mind for Federal Leaders
Advertiser's Index
Editor's Takeoff: Don't Fly Off the Handle
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