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 to install increasingly complex equipment, mirroring the highly publicized pilot shortage.
  • Despite the booming avionics industry, finding skilled technicians is challenging, hindering workforce growth.
  • Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) President Mike Adamson emphasizes that intense pressure on training programs is essential to meet current demands and expand the technician 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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