Pilot jobs galore

Do you have a son or daughter considering a job as an airline pilot?  The outlook is good.  Boeing projects the commercial aviation industry will need more than one million fresh flight deck crew and technicians to support the expanding demand for new aircraft deliveries over the next two decades.

At an event marking the launch of a 787 flight training campus in Miami, the company released the 2013 Pilot and Technician Outlook – a respected industry forecast of aviation personnel.

The Boeing outlook indicates that by 2032 the world will require:

498,000 new commercial airline pilots
556,000 new commercial airline maintenance technicians

The 2013 outlook projects significant increases in pilot demand – compared to previous forecasts – in all regions except Europe, which declined slightly over last year's outlook.  Overall, the demand is driven by steadily increasing aircraft deliveries, particularly single-aisle aeroplanes, and represents a global requirement for about 25,000 new pilots annually.

Global demand for new technicians remains significant, at approximately 28,000 required annually. 

However new aircraft technologies should lead to lower maintenance requirements and corresponding lower technician demand. www.boeing.com/commercial

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