Sept. 13, 2024
The NBAA Safety Committee Workforce Challenges Group is looking for NBAA member experiences with workforce challenges and plans to use the information gathered to identify common safety risks and develop mitigation measures.
Business aviation is still facing significant challenges meeting its needs for aviation professionals, including pilots, technicians, schedulers and dispatchers and more. These workforce challenges have resulted in hiring new professionals with less experience, retired professionals returning to the industry and recruiting retired airline personnel.
“Organizations of all types and sizes are encouraged to share their experiences with the working group,” said Lee Rafalko, operational concerns team lead for the NBAA Safety Committee. “What safety issues, if any, have resulted from the industry-wide workforce challenges? How has your organization adapted to address these safety issues?”
“We don’t want to assume we know what the industry is going through. We want to hear the true need,” said NBAA Safety Committee member Andrew Sedlacek, safety manager and senior captain at a Part 91 flight department. “We also want to help new entrants to business aviation to thrive in business aviation, not just engage in the industry.”
The working group will use a scientifically based, objective approach to the initiative and will be soliciting participation from the industry over the coming months. Interested parties are encouraged to contact workforceproject@nbaa.org so members of the Workforce Challenges Group can schedule an interview.
The Safety Committee will share preliminary findings from focus group interviews at the upcoming NBAA National Safety Forum, taking place in conjunction with the 2024 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), scheduled for Oct. 22-24 at the Las Vegas Convention Center’s West Hall and Henderson Executive Airport (HND).
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