Maintenance and Modifications
Business Aviation's Hook for Recruiting New Workers
NBAA CEO Ed Bolen said exciting developments in aerospace and business aviation can be used to attract next generation of workers.
NBAA CEO Ed Bolen speaks at the opening session on the second day of the Maintenance Conference—and the first joint session of the Maintenance and Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Conferences—in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo: Jerry Siebenmark)
NBAA CEO Ed Bolen speaks at the opening session on the second day of the Maintenance Conference—and the first joint session of the Maintenance and Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Conferences—in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo: Jerry Siebenmark)

At the first joint session of NBAA’s Maintenance Conference and Flight Attendants/Flight Technicians Conference today in Fort Worth, Texas, president and CEO Ed Bolen said it’s an exciting time in the aerospace and business aviation industries. He cited the development of private commercial spaceflight by companies such as SpaceX and supersonic flight by others such as Aerion Corp. And those developments, Bolen said, can be used to business aviation’s advantage as it looks to recruit its next generation of workers. “We’re going to be part of things that can give us a hook as we try to bring in new talent,” he explained.