Training and Workforce
Boeing Awards More Flight Training Scholarships
Boeing is providing $950,000 in scholarships to expand and diversify the pilot workforce.

Boeing announced this morning that it is providing $950,000 in pilot training via scholarships to five general aviation organizations and support for Fly Compton, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that introduces minority youth to career opportunities in aerospace. Since 2019, Boeing has invested more than $8.5 million to bring pilot training programs to underrepresented populations across the U.S.

“The demand for qualified and diverse pilots remains high at airlines worldwide,” said Ziad Ojaki, Boeing executive v-p of government relations. “While becoming a pilot provides a lifelong career, access to training remains a barrier to entry for many.” Boeing projects the need for 602,000 new pilots to meet global commercial demand over the next 20 years. It will reveal a more detailed outlook when it releases its annual “Pilot and Technician Outlook” tomorrow.

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