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Boeing has projected that the global aviation industry would need more than 1.2 million pilots and technicians over the next 20 years.
The aircraft manufacturing giant’s projection is contained in its 2017 Pilot and Technician Outlook released today at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
Now in its eighth year, the outlook is a respected industry study that forecasts the 20 year demand for crews to support the world’s growing commercial airplane fleet.
Boeing forecasts that between 2017 and 2036, the world’s commercial aviation industry will require approximately: 637,000 new commercial airline pilots, 648,000 new commercial airline maintenance technicians and 839,000 new cabin crew members
The 2017 outlook shows a slight increase of 3.2 per cent for pilots over the 2016 outlook and a slight decrease in the need for airline maintenance technicians (4.6 per cent), primarily driven by the reduction in maintenance hours required on the 737 MAX.
Boeing stated that the Projected demand for new pilots, technicians and cabin crew by global region for the next 20 years is approximately:
Region New Pilots New Technicians New Cabin Crew
Asia-Pacific 253,000 256,000 308,000
Europe 106,000 111,000 173,000
North America 117,000 118,000 154,000
Latin America 52,000 49,000 52,000
Middle East 63,000 66,000 96,000
Africa 24,000 23,000 28,000
Russia / CIS 22,000 25,000 28,000
Boeing Global Services, headquartered in the Dallas area, was formed by integrating the services capabilities of the government, space and commercial sectors into a single, customer-focused business.
Operating as a third business unit of Boeing, Global Services provides agile, cost-competitive services to commercial and government customers worldwide.
