Global and Regional 20-years Forecasts: PILOTS, MAINTENANCE, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER
More than two million jobs are projected for pilots, maintenance personnel and air traffic controllers as a result of the retirement of qualified professionals and anticipated growth of commercial air transport to the year 2030.
The newly published ICAO study compares the average number of professionals worldwide that will need to be trained annually with the training capacity of existing facilities. It forecasts a shortfall of training capacity equivalent to 160,000 pilots, 360,000 maintenance personnel, and 40,000 ai traffic controllers.