Training and Workforce
Supply-chain Labor a Major Concern for Aviation Industry
Small suppliers in the parts chain are facing pressure to keep up with demand
OEM Panel at JetNetiQ
General Aviation Manufacturers Association president and CEO Pete Bunce (l), and Dassault Falcon CEO Thierry Betbeze look on as Embraer Executive Jets president and CEO Michael Amalfitano addresses the audience at the annual JetNet iQ summit, held this year at the TWA Hotel at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. (Photo: Curt Epstein/AIN)

Labor issues are a continuing, and in some cases, growing concern across the aviation manufacturing spectrum, according to speakers at last week’s annual JetNet iQ Summit at the TWA Hotel at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.

“The same lingering issues that we’re facing in terms of bringing talent in and filling our staffing requirements, our suppliers are facing as well,” said David Rosenberg, Textron Aviation’s senior v-p and CFO.

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