Podcast: AEA’s Mike Adamson Says Finding Techs Still a Challenge

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Key Takeaways:

  • The avionics sector is experiencing a significant shortage of technicians needed to install increasingly complex avionics.
  • This technician shortage is occurring despite the avionics sector currently booming.
  • Aircraft Electronics Association President Mike Adamson stresses that intense focus on training is crucial to maintain and grow the avionics workforce.
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While the shortage of pilots gets most of the breathless press these days, avionics shops can tell you it’s no picnic finding technicians to install increasingly complex avionics. And with the avionics sector booming, newly installed Aircraft Electronics Association President Mike Adamson says it will take intense pressure on training just to keep up, much less growth the workforce.

Duration: 5:40

File Size: 5.6MB download here

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