Boeing Deliveries Drop As 787 Program Remains On Pause
Disclosing its latest delivery figures on Tuesday, US planemaker Boeing disclosed that it delivered 27 aircraft to its customers last month. Unfortunately, the company’s 787…
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The story of Bombardier: how it refocused on business aviation
Once known for producing snowmobiles, Bombardier expanded into commercial aviation during the 1990s. Throughout the years, Bombardier established strong representation in the regional aircraft market…
The 2021 Boeing Technician Outlook, A Closer Look
This week, Boeing released its hotly anticipated annual outlook, with demand numbers that are oft repeated in workforce development circles. Indeed, ATEC’s annual Pipeline Report (scheduled to…
U.S. Mechanic Wages Plummeted During Pandemic
Real median wages for U.S. aircraft mechanics plummeted nearly 8% in 2020, after increasing about 1% annually since 2000. Carriers and shops have been innovating…
Kansas aviation companies to get more than $100M to save 4,284 jobs
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Dozens of Kansas aviation companies are getting federal funds to protect thousands of area jobs as the coronavirus pandemic continues. In…
Maintenance: Ramping Up Maintenance Activities
Emerging from COVID inactivity is not just a challenge for living, breathing things. It can also be tough on airplanes and their components after long…
Exposing the Myth that All Aerospace Spindle Rebuilds are Equal
For aerospace manufacturers, CNC machine tool spindles are critical to any drilling, milling, boring, grinding, routing, cutting, or sawing process. However, when these systems deteriorate…
PIA Aviation Maintenance Grads Hired Faster Than Most U.S. College Grads
New numbers from the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (PIA) reveal that over 80 percent of all PIA graduates in the past 12 months have been…
Transportation Industry Can’t Find Enough Applicants To Fill Jobs
The nation may be on the move again but there aren’t enough people to build the machines that move people and products around. Classified collectively…
Consider The Unlikely, And Carpe Diem, To Grow Workforce
One of the fascinating findings of the Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force so far is that “youth” is relative. The trends subcommittee, on…