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speedair · Post by **speedair** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 11:58 am

Turbulence ahead in the Aviation Sector
Wednesday, 23 February 2005, 5:02 pm
Press Release: Aviation Industry Association
Wednesday 23 February
Turbulence ahead in the Aviation Sector

Aviation industry leaders are calling on young people and others to consider jobs as pilots, flight attendants and avionic technicians following the release of a report highlighting the need for significant increases in the aviation workforce.

At a parliamentary function tonight the Hon Harry Duynhoven and the Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation (ATTTO) released the Aviation Report which forecasts the skills and number of people needed to cater for this crucial sector of the tourism industry. The Report prepared by Polson Higgs and Co says over 1400 new people are required each year to cover growth and replace those leaving the aviation workforce.

The Chief Executive of ATTTO, Gayle Sheridan says there is a huge challenge ahead for the sector to meet the predicted large number of new entrants required. “Jobs in the airline industry are challenging and hold great opportunities for young people going out into the world.

ATTTO and the wider aviation and tourism industries need to get this message out to the workforce.” she says. But Ms Sheridan says the immediate priority for ATTTO is to work with employers in the aviation sector to ensure that training programmes are fit for purpose and to improve efficiency of the workforce. “We will also be making sure existing training programmes are tightly aligned with industry requirements to maximise performance of staff,” she says.

Ms Sheridan says the aviation industry also needs to make sure there is adequate tertiary training opportunities available to people wanting to enter the industry and to provide career paths so that skilled people stay in the industry.
ATTTO Board Chair, Murray Strong says New Zealand is not alone in recognising that as a nation it is operating in an increasingly competitive labour market with low unemployment levels, sound economic growth and continued high labour demand. “Accordingly it is timely to recognise that current business models will require some re-engineering to deal with the demands forecast in this report.”

bartbandy · Post by **bartbandy** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:56 pm

hypoxic · Post by **hypoxic** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:58 pm

bartbandy wrote:

What he said!

corn-shoot · Post by **corn-shoot** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:23 pm

Owwwwwwwwwp!

C'mon errrrrrrrybody, pizza and icecream on me!
Green smiley face pins for everybody!

All together now, "grey skies gonna clear up, put on a happy face"

Now you go spread your propaganda somewhere else now, would ya do that for me, cupcake?

bartbandy · Post by **bartbandy** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:36 pm

I will hope that they were just being funny in posting it, and that they dont'actually believe that shit. Now if they do, i have some things to sell........interested???

Benwa · Post by **Benwa** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:51 pm

speedair wrote:At a parliamentary function tonight the Hon Harry Duynhoven and the Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation (ATTTO) released the Aviation Report...

http://www.attto.org.nz/

Might be true in New Zealand... but really doesn't relate to Canadian aviation.

peeelot · Post by **peeelot** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:22 pm

Not to worry the government found the 1400 people per year they are looking to the south.

joebloggs · Post by **joebloggs** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:45 pm

You are posting this kind of @#$! on avcanada when we have companies going down left and right????I dont mean to rain on your parade. Look, it's good to be optimistic, but you can hardly compare New Zealand to Canada. A lot of people invested A LOT of money on licenses because of just this kind of Bullsh!t hype, only to find no job and very few prospects(those being highly competitive). I'm sorry if I offend, I dont mean to. It's just that I have seen a few friends screwed, when they were told that 'dont worry, there will be a boom and everyone will get work'. Just my two cents.

just another pilot · Post by **just another pilot** » Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:55 pm

Er, I think the poster was being sarcastic.
The only reason there might be openings in the future for pilots is because people are quitting.

pilotbc69 · Post by **pilotbc69** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:24 pm

They probably just can't find any "qualified pilots"

e.g. 8000tt for c 208
1000tt for 172
1000 multi for F/O

But then why are there so many aussie's trying to come over here

NZ is probably like the US where they don't want a bunch of people who are very similar ruining their economic structure. (not talking about the mexicans here)