Maintenance and Modifications
Aviation Industry Short on Qualified Maintenance Technicians
Results of a recent report are no surprise to those working in the industry every day.
A newly released report commissioned by the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) and Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) confirmed what MROs have been saying for several years: the pool of skilled aviation maintenance technicians is drying up and not enough students are entering the system. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter/AIN)
A newly released report commissioned by the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) and Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) confirmed what MROs have been saying for several years: the pool of skilled aviation maintenance technicians is drying up and not enough students are entering the system. (Photo: Chad Trautvetter/AIN)

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) and the Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) are confirming what MROs have been saying for several years: the pool of skilled aviation maintenance technicians is drying up and not enough students are entering the system. “Policy Solutions for a Stronger Technical Workforce,” a newly released report commissioned by ARSA and ATEC and developed by researchers at the College of William and Mary’s Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy, examines the technical worker shortage facing the aviation industry and sheds new light on the challenges of finding, retaining and expanding an aviation maintenance workforce.