NBAA Welcomes Introduction of Workforce Development Legislation

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes the introduction of legislation to establish a program that would carry out public service campaigns for workforce development in the transportation sector, including business aviation.

The bill – H.R. 5118 – was introduced by Reps. Rick Larsen (D-2-WA), Don Young (R-AK) and Angie Craig (D-2-MN), and will “increase awareness of career opportunities in the transportation sector, including aviation pilots, safety inspectors and technicians, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, truck drivers, engineers, transit workers, railroad workers, and other transportation professionals.” The legislation also seeks to increase diversity of workers in this sector.

NBAA recognizes the growing shortage of qualified professionals in the transportation industry, and is proactively working to address the challenge. For the aviation industry, Boeing projects that 804,000 new pilots and 769,000 new maintenance technicians will be needed worldwide over the next 20 years.

The association urges members to directly contact their elected officials in Washington, DC to support this legislation by using NBAA’s Contact Congress resource. It is critical for members of Congress to hear directly from constituents about the importance of this proposal and need to grow the transportation workforce. View NBAA’s Contact Congress resources.

View NBAA’s workforce initiatives.