Maintenance and Modifications
MROs Look To High Schools To Alleviate Mx Tech Shortage
MRO owners and executives think raising awareness of the shortage outside aviation will be a big help in replenishing the A&P pipeline.
An upcoming surge in retirements and fewer students in the classroom has the MRO industry concerned about a prolonged shortage of A&Ps. (Photo: C&L Aerospace)
An upcoming surge in retirements and fewer students in the classroom has the MRO industry concerned about a prolonged shortage of A&Ps. (Photo: C&L Aerospace)

Brian Youngers is looking to hire an A&P for his rural Kansas company and expects it to be a challenge. Youngers, operations director for Southwind Global Aviation, an aircraft delivery and services company, thinks Southwind’s rural location—42 miles north of Wichita—and an industry-wide shortage of mechanics could make filling the vacancy tough.