Training and Workforce
Air Charter Group Expands Talent Pool with Internships
Biggin Hill Airport hosted a week-long training program for aspiring industry professionals
The Air Charter Association internship program at London Biggin Hill Airport
The Air Charter Association’s interns got first-hand experience of business aviation operations at London Biggin Hill Airport. © AIN/Charles Alcock

The perception that business aviation struggles to recruit young talent was vividly challenged during the internship program that the Air Charter Association (ACA) staged earlier this month at London Biggin Hill Airport. During a week-long training schedule, a group of 15 college-age recruits got an inside track on the career options offered by charter operators and brokers, FBOs, and maintenance, repair, and overhaul providers.

Now in its second year, the program—according to ACA’s chief executive, Glenn Hogben—has already guided several interns into their first jobs in the industry. After their time at the airport, the candidates will begin a week’s placement with member companies of the industry group.