Lufthansa Technik welcomes new talent for 2026 Anniversary year sees 287 new talents beginning their career at the German locations All available apprenticeship and dual study positions have been filled Seeking tomorrow’s aviation experts: Application period for 2027 is already underway As Lufthansa Technik celebrates 70 years of vocational training this year, a new personal chapter is beginning for many...Read More

Aviation Workforce Trends Shaping Summer 2026: What Aviation Employers Need to Know As the aviation industry continues its strong recovery and expansion, employers across Europe face a familiar challenge: finding and retaining qualified talent. While passenger numbers and flight schedules have returned to, and in some markets exceeded, pre-pandemic levels, the industry’s workforce pipeline has struggled to keep pace. For...Read More

Aerospace industry launches hiring campaign amid skills shortages By Adam McCulloch The aerospace industry has launched a nationwide recruitment campaign after new figures revealed that two-thirds of employers are struggling with skills shortages that are holding back growth. Trade body ADS has joined forces with Airbus, GKN Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce and Safran to launch the There’s Aerospace For You campaign in...Read More

Top Teams Rise at 2026 AMC Competition On April 23, the 2026 Aerospace Maintenance Council Competition hosted on the exhibit floor of Aviation Week’s MRO Americas wrapped. Five-member teams from schools, industry, and the military competed in maintenance events intended to test skill and knowledge required of an aviation technician. Though the official reason for each team to gather in Orlando was technical...Read More

2026 Competition at VERTICON Results: Rising All-Stars! A group of students from Rising Aviation High School didn’t just show up to compete, they dominated. Rising Aviation earned the highest score in seven of nine events, propelling them to victory at the second annual Competition at VERTICON, presented by Snap-on, held during the 2026 VERTICON convention in Atlanta earlier this month....Read More

The Air League Scholarships – Opening Soon! Over the past decade scholarships and bursaries worth over £2.6 million have been allocated to young people across the UK. We look for individuals that have a passion for aviation and aerospace and the determination to succeed. 2025 will see again changes to our scholarships and bursaries for which we will endeavour to...Read More

Emirates airline to hire 20,000 staff including pilots and cabin crew by 2030 Carrier does not see any impact on travel demand so far as US-Iran tension simmers By Deena Kamel Emirates airline needs to hire 20,000 “operational staff”, from pilots to engineers, over the next five years, coinciding with an aggressive jet delivery schedule and high travel demand across the...Read More

Magnetic MRO inaugurates fifth Hangar at Tallinn Airport, bolstering capabilities and creating jobs In a strategic effort to expand maintenance capabilities, Magnetic MRO has officially announced the opening of its fifth hangar at Tallinn Airport (EETN). The expansion is set to push the MRO’s base maintenance capacity and is anticipated to generate 80 direct jobs and 240 indirect positions across the local aviation...Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY: NTSB Board Meeting on Midair Collision at DCA Scheduled for Jan. 27 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public board meeting on Jan. 27 to determine the probable cause of the Jan. 29, 2025 midair collision between a PSA Airlines CRJ700 regional jetliner and a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Ronald...Read More

Airworthiness & Maintenance Specialist Group – Call for Chair & Vice-Chair We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to take on the roles of Chair and Vice-Chair for the Airworthiness & Maintenance Specialist Group. The Group’s mandate is to provide inspiration and strategic leadership to the aerospace industry in the field of airworthiness and maintenance. Its membership is drawn from both the...Read More