1. THE FIRST NATIONAL AVIATION FORUM
19th – 20th September 2017
SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED PERSONNEL IN AVIATION INDUSTRY
By L. Matindi

2. Contents 1. Introduction 2. Numbers 3. Shortage 4. Factors (ICAO)
5.Cycle of Pilot Shortage Scenario
7. The ATCL Case by July 2018
4. Way Forward

3. Introduction The aviation industry Personnel in Aviation Industry
highly regulated – services and personnel
Capital intensive
International nature
Type dependant personnels’ knowledge/skills
Personnel in Aviation Industry
Licensed personnel (Annex 1): (pilots, air traffic controllers, aircraft maintenance engineers, cabin crew)
Unlicensed personnel – specialised industry specific knowledge/skills
Unlicensed personnel – not industry specific knowledge/skills

4. Numbers 617,000 new commercial airline pilots (Africa 22,000)
BOEING PROJECTION to 2035
New aircraft deliveries 39,620 (Africa 1,15 0)
617,000 new commercial airline pilots (Africa 22,000)
679,000 new maintenance technicians (Africa 24,000)
814,000 new cabin crew(Africa 27,000)

5. Numbers

6. Shortage Supply to meet projected global airline industry growth
Opportunities in other industries
Cost of training
It is ‘The Perfect Storm,’” Sheryl Barden-Aviation Personnel International

7. Factors (ICAO)
 Retirements in the current generation of aviation professionals
Aviation professions not attractive enough to potential candidates
Competition with other industry sectors for skilled employees
Training capacity insufficient to meet demand  

8. Factors (ICAO)
Learning methodologies not responsive to new evolving learning style
Accessibility to affordable training
 Lack of harmonization of competencies in some aviation disciplines
Little awareness by the “next generation” of types of aviation professions available.  

9. Cycle of Pilot Shortage Scenario
Shortage of pilots - higher salaries - experienced flight instructors (already very few in number) quickly absorbed by airlines - causing a ‘cycle of pilot shortage’ as shown in the figure.

10. Three Bombardier 400 76 Passengers
The ATCL Case by July 2018
Personnel requirement
50 Pilot
50 maintenance engineers
126 cabin crew
Expectation
20 pilot by end of Sept 2017, 14 new pilots to be trained for Q400 by Dec 2017
36 cabin crew by end of Sept 2017
27 engineers (5 expatriates, 14 aged over 60 years)
One Boeing 787
262 Passengers
Two Bombardier CS300
132 Passengers
Three Bombardier Passengers

11. The ATCL Case by July 2018 Challenges Options Time limit
Level of salaries
Availability of personnel in the market
Options
Foreigner/local retired personnel while building internal capacity
Spend more cash to attract local personnel
Transfer from other government entities

12. Way Forward
Development of aviation personnel should be considered as the Aviation Industry responsibility.
Governments and the Aviation Industry should work together to address learning methodologies and regulatory requirements that are not responsive to the changing aviation environments.
Enhanced collaboration between the industry and training institutions including ATOs and other education institutions.
Develop country specific programmes addressing aviation personnel trainings (Special funds, scholarships, grants to ATOs, etc)
Establishment of shared aviation training facilities at regional/sub regional levels (Soroti, Ethiopian Airlines)
Awareness campaign to attract young professionals.

13. THANK YOU! KUWA MZALENDO KWA KUPENDA CHAKO