In short: There are fresh warnings Australia is facing a skills shortage in the aviation industry. “Everyone wants to be a pilot but there’s a gap in the market for technicians,” she said. “The industry has job ads going out for 6 to 12 months with no qualified person applying.” From pilots to baggage handlers, maintenance, repairs and technicians – the aviation sector is contending with a worker shortage. An estimated 25,000 people left the commercial industry during the COVID-19 pandemic after airlines made drastic staffing cuts and accreditations lapsed. In the years following, many workers retrained in other industries and didn’t return to aviation.

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