The Asia Pacific airline workforce – Dealing with the demands of growth

The fast-growing Asia Pacific aviation sector is forecast to require more than 400,000 new aviation professionals over the next decade to meet demand for increase in air travel. With regional airlines already struggling to attract sufficient pilots, cabin crew and engineers just to meet their existing operations, where is this new wave of aviation professionals going to come from?

• Does aviation have an image problem when it comes to attracting new workers?

• How does the sector attract and retain new talent? What is the role of internal training, upskilling and re-training in maximizing worker retention?

• What are the expectations of the next generation of aviation workers?

• How does the sector look at technologies like AI and automation address workforce gaps?

• How do Asia Pacific airlines compete for staff with the large airlines of the Middle East, North America and Europe?