How Magnetic MRO Navigates the Aviation Workforce Challenges
The industry is facing a shortage of aviation professionals nearing 600K skilled personnel over the coming decade. Despite aviation maintenance growing to meet the demand, the ability to find, train, and retain qualified technicians has become a bottleneck across Europe. Jan Kotka, Managing Director of Magnetic MRO, elaborates, "Like other companies in this sector, we are also navigating this increasingly urgent workforce challenge. In the past 12 months, we've hired 64 new people – primarily unlicensed junior staff. Yet, the number of onboarded licensed engineers during the same period is alarmingly small and indicative of a systemic talent supply gap.” Unveiling recruitment approaches At Magnetic MRO , we focus on attracting skilled individuals with vocational training and experience through recruitment channels like vocational schools, reskilling programs, direct outreach, and regional partnerships – while actively collaborating with technical schools as well as youth init...