Addressing Training Needs
The international aviation community must address persistent gaps in training capacity if it is to have the skilled pilots, air traffic controllers and maintenance personnel who will be needed over the next 20 years, Fang Liu, secretary general of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), told an international training symposium.
Speaking to the ICAO Global Aviation Training and Trainair Plus Symposium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in April, Liu said that growth trends in the global air transport network indicate the doubling of flight and passenger volumes is imminent.
“Over the next 20 years, this projected growth will require many new skilled personnel,” she said. “These pr…
