The airline industry faces unprecedented changes after COVID. Shortages of both flight and maintenance crews continue to impact flights.
But in northwestern Ontario, recruiting and retaining aviation industry professionals is nothing new. The School of Aviation at Confederation College continues to help fill that need in the North with pilots, maintenance engineers, and aerospace designers and manufacturers — and help them in unique ways.
“In general, if you look at the workforce development needs for the region, colleges are probably the biggest answer to a lot of those shortfalls,” said Colin Kelly, dean of Confederation College’s School of Engineering Technology, Trades & Aviation. He added that although there are no guarantees, pretty much every student can find work after convocation if they want it.
“Anybody I’ve talked to who wants to work in their…
