Where Will Tomorrow's Business Aviators Come From?




NBAA Flight Plan Podcasts show

Summary: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the number of aircraft pilots, copilots and flight engineers in this country will grow by 11.1 percent between 2010 and 2020; however, educators suggest the number of aspiring pilots entering flight training is dwindling. Will there be a shortage of qualified personnel coming into the aviation pipeline? If so, how critical will it be? This week's NBAA Flight Plan podcast reports on this timely issue and interviews three university experts about ways to attract new talent to the business aviation workforce in the years to come.