Now Is A Great Time To Seek Your Future As A Pilot

While many aviation schools have a number of missions to undertake, the start of the aggressive new Sling Pilot Academy effort started with a simple quest from one father looking for a flight school program worthy of his own son.

SPA Co-Founder Wayne Toddun proudly notes that the Sling Pilot Academy is the product of an unsuccessful search for a proper flight school… and in finding that what he wanted did not quite exist, he created his own, along with experienced aviation professionals and partners Jean D'Assonville and Matt Liknaitzky.

The market outlook is a turbulent one… but in a good way… for those seeking positions in tomorrow’s cockpits.

According to the Boeing Pilot & Technician Outlook 2019-2038 report; 804,000 new civil aviation pilots, 769,000 new maintenance technicians, and 914,000 new cabin crew will be needed to fly and maintain the world fleet over the next 20 years. The forecast is inclusive of the commercial aviation, business aviation, and civil helicopter industries.

The careful researched report also notes that, “The demand will stem from a mix of fleet growth, retirements, and attrition. Meeting this strong demand will require a collective effort from across the global aviation industry. As several hundred thousand pilots and technicians reach retirement age over the next decade, educational outreach and career pathway programs will be essential to inspiring and recruiting the next generation of personnel.

The aviation industry will need to adopt innovative training solutions to enable optimum learning and knowledge retention. Immersive technologies, adaptive learning, schedule flexibility, and new teaching methods will be needed to effectively meet a wide range of learning styles. The growing diversity and mobility of aviation personnel will also require instructors to have cross-cultural, cross-generational, and multilingual skills to engage with tomorrow's workforce.”

In specific info related to the Pilot Outlook, itself, Boeing reports that “As pilot labor supply remains constrained, airlines are increasingly seeking to recruit, develop, and train locally sourced pilots. Cadet programs that train aspiring pilots to be a qualified, competent, and operationally-ready first officer have increased in popularity as airlines look to fill future pilot pipelines. Airlines are also recognizing the significant cost burden for students, and bond programs have gained traction as another avenue for interested candidates.”

More specifically, Boeing tallies that, “…Over the next 20 years, the Asia Pacific region will lead the worldwide growth in demand for pilots, with a requirement for 266,000 new pilots. North America will require 212,000, Europe 148,000, the Middle East 68,000, Latin America 54,000, Africa 29,000 and Russia / Central Asia 27,000.”

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