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ENROLLMENT UP AT MANY AVIATION COLLEGES December 11, 2017 By David Tulis Enrollment at aviation colleges and universities is on the rise, and the trend signals the beginning of a long-awaited boost in the number of young people pursuing aviation careers, according to educators at major aviation institutions and industry professionals. They noted that lucrative careers in medicine, law, or business had previously drained potential pilots, mechanics, and others from their roll books before recent improvements in financial compensation and job guarantees made aviation more attractive to young people. “And then, maybe you’d get a job as a regional airline pilot and maybe eventually you would go to a major airline.” He added that the national demand for more commercial airline pilots, a pay increase, and a quicker return on investment were “contributing factors” to the enrollment increase. Envoy Air Senior Vice President for Air Operations Dee Temples told a Novembe...

The world’s biggest commercial aircraft manufacturer Boeing estimates that more than 100 million new passengers will enter the Asia aviation market annually for the foreseeable future. According to Boeing, between now and 2034, Asia will need 226,000 new pilots and 238,000 technicians or roughly 40 percent of the global need — more than North America, Africa and Europe combined. Twenty years of rapid economic growth in Asia has bolstered income levels, creating a new wave of demand for air travel from middle-income households while market liberalization has enabled regional low-cost carriers to thrive. The figures were featured in Boeing’s 2015 Pilot & Technician Outlook published last September. As with personnel demand, the Asia-Pacific region also leads the demand for new commercial aircraft deliveries over the next 20 years. “Apart from that, more and more people are traveling now and the (commercial) airline sector has grown enormously and continues to grow in r...