The MRO Talent Crunch: Aviation’s Repair and Manufacturing Boom Has a People Problem
Global MRO spend is on pace to reach $139.6 billion in 2026, GE Aerospace is hiring another 5,000 U.S. workers, and North America is still short roughly 17,000 aircraft mechanics. Here is what the numbers mean for aviation manufacturing, repair, engineering and sales careers, and for the companies trying to hire them.