Calling All Women—FAA Grants $13.5 Million To Fix Aviation Skills Gap

The Federal Aviation Administration is awarding 32 U.S. educational institutions $13.5 million in grants to address the aviation skills shortfall, attracting students to pursue careers as pilots and maintenance technicians. One way the industry is working to tackle the gap is to encourage higher representation of women and minorities in these critical operations careers, where they have historically been grossly underrepresented. (www.forbes.com) Más...