North American pilot shortage gap tightens
According to analytics company Oliver Wyman the outlook for the North American pilot shortage is lessening, due an increased supply of newly trained pilots coupled with a constrained airline demand. Oliver Wyman’s latest figures now project the gap between pilot supply and demand up to 2032 to shrink to around 13,300 from just short of 17,300 and 23% smaller than last year’s projection. Both the shortage and the narrowing of the gap...
Study reveals value of UK airline industry
A new study commissioned by industry association Airlines UK has revealed that the UK airline industry is worth £24bn to the UK economy and supports over a million jobs. As the UK enjoys its busiest summer travel period since the pandemic, a new report has revealed the vital importance of UK-based airlines to UK jobs and growth. The new report by Steer, commissioned by Airlines UK, examining the strategic and economic contribution of...
Boeing Adds 14,000 Aircrew to its 20 Year Pilot Demand Outlook
Boeing has released the 2019 update of its ‘Pilot & Technician Outlook’, a long-running industry forecast of personnel demand. The latest Boeing forecast projects that 804,000 new civil aviation pilots, 769,000 new maintenance technicians, and 914,000 new cabin crew will be needed to fly and maintain the world commercial aviation fleet over the next 20 years. The forecast is inclusive of the commercial aviation, business aviation,...
