Boeing released its 2016 ‘Technician Outlook’ at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh and projects a demand for 0. 67 Million technicians over the next 20 years.
Boeing forecasts that between 2016 and 2035, the world’s commercial aviation industry will require approximately 679,000 new commercial airline maintenance technicians.
The 2016 outlook shows a growth of 11.3 percent for maintenance technicians. New technician demand is primarily driven by fleet growth.
“The Pilot and Technician Outlook has become a resource for the industry to determine demand for successful airline operations” said Sherry Carbary, vice president, Boeing Flight Services. The outlook represents a global requirement for about 35,000 new technicians annually.
Projected demand for new technicians by global region for the next 20 years is approximately:
Region New Technicians
Asia-Pacific 268,000
Europe 118,000
North America 127,000
Latin America 50,000
Middle East 66,000
Africa 24,000
Russia / CIS 26,000
The Asia-Pacific region comprises 40 percent of the global need due to the growth in the single-aisle market which is driven by low-cost carriers, while North America is the result of new markets opening in Cuba and Mexico, and demand in Europe has increased as a response to a strong intra-European Union market.
