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Addressing Workforce Challenges In The Digital Age
The global aviation industry faces a significant challenge in developing the next generation of skilled maintenance professionals, with Boeing’s 2026 Pilot and Technician Outlook projecting a need for 728,000 new technicians by 2045. To address this, aviation organisations must develop technical competence, transfer knowledge, and prepare new workers for increasingly complex aircraft systems. Technology, including digital and simulation-based training, augmented and virtual reality, and AI-assisted technical learning, can support these efforts. According to Roger Aviation, the future of aviation maintenance will depend on combining human expertise with the right digital capabilities, as reported in their blog post on the aviation skills gap.