Maintenance and Modifications
Aviation Mx Job Vacancies Could Cost Industry $2B
The results of a survey conducted by the Aeronautical Repair Station Association show unfilled job vacancies, would dent the industry's bottom line.

The shortage of skilled aviation maintenance technicians could cost the industry as much as $1.95 billion in unrealized revenues, according to statistics released by the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA). Total economic loss was derived from multiplying the number of open positions—as reported by members via a survey—by  $170,000, the average annual revenue generated per employee. Projected across the entire population of FAA-certified repair stations in the U.S., the number of vacant positions could reach 11,000, which equates to nearly $2 billion in lost economic activity, if left unfilled.