Boeing is forecasting continued strong growth in demand for commercial aviation pilots and maintenance technicians as the global aircraft fleet expands over the next 20 years. Boeing’s 2014 Pilot and Technician Outlook, released at last month’s 2014 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh airshow, projects that between 2014 and 2033, the world’s aviation system will require: • 533,000 […]
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Boeing forecasts rising demand for commercial pilots, technicians over next 20 years
Nicotine-free tobacco plant being tested for use as jet fuel
Boeing, South African Airways (SAA) and SkyNRG are collaborating to make sustainable aviation biofuel from a new type of tobacco plant. SkyNRG, which produces sustainable jet fuel, is expanding production of the hybrid plant known as Solaris as an energy crop that farmers could grow instead of traditional tobacco. Test farming of the plants, which […]
Boeing workers approve contract to secure assembly of new 777X
Machinists at Boeing’s Seattle location have approved a labour contract that gives up some pension benefits in order to secure assembly of the company’s new 777X aircraft. Under the terms of the eight-year contract extension, the 777X and its composite wing will be built in the Puget Sound area by Boeing employees, represented by the […]
Boeing launches 777X with record-breaking orders
Boeing’s participation at the November 2013 Dubai Airshow was marked by the launch of the 777X—the world’s largest twin-engine jetliner—and the announcement of historic orders and new strategic agreements signed with key partners in the Middle East and around the world. Boeing chairman, president and chief executive officer Jim McNerney launched the 777X with 259 […]
Boeing forecasts increased global demand for pilots and technicians
The commercial aviation industry will need more than one-million new pilots and technicians to support the expanding demand for new airplane deliveries over the next two decades, according to projects by Boeing. The Boeing 2013 Pilot and Technician Outlook projects that by 2032 the world will require 498,000 new commercial airline pilots and 556,000 new […]