Aviation: Engineers
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of aviation engineering workforce shortages on the future resilience of the aviation sector.
Answered by Keir Mather
Both the Department for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) engage regularly with operators as part of oversight activities and stakeholder meetings.
Current evidence through these engagements show that the approved maintenance organisations maintain sufficient numbers of licensed engineers to meet their operational requirements.
Aviation operates in the private sector, and it is for employers in the sector to ensure that they have the workforce skills they need to continue operating and expanding in future. Government and the CAA will continue to engage with the sector, and will consider options to intervene, when suitable and proportionate.
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