Usually, when we talk about the aviation industry, we tend to think quickly about the airplanes, the people who fly them and the people who maintain them flying, but some tend to overlook the hard work of the cabin crew and all they do for the passengers before, during and after the flight.

Cabin crew’s tasks have had changes throughout the years, every time becoming a more professional and specialized and the demand that the airlines have to fill in these positions has grown throughout the years and is forecasted to continue growing in the future.

Let’s learn the reasons why this key component of the experience of flying is continue to grow and why is it important to know this information.

Demand grows because the industry grows

According to the Long-Term Market Boeing report the growth of the aviation industry towards new routes and the increasing amount of seats available per plane will demand from the airliners to hire more cabin crew personnel. This, along with changes on the regulations about the amount of personnel needed to ensure all the needs of the passengers are met, will assure that the cabin crew demand will do nothing but increase.

This report projects that the cabin crew demand will grow the most in the Asia Pacific region, requiring almost 300,000 new cabin crew over the next 20 years and setting the worldwide demand on more than 800,000 in the same period of time.

Learn: Huge Demand for Pilots, Big Opportunity for Flight School Business

What does this mean for Flight Schools?

Flight schools have an opportunity to diversify and meet this demand by participating in the formation of cabin crew members. Taking part in it will ensure enrollment, since more and more people will want to receive this formation to take those jobs over a great period of time.

Thanks to studies and projections like this one, flight schools can plan ahead to take advantage of the new environment they’ll be, making sure it will remain stable.

How to Improve Your Recruitment Process to Attract Qualified Student Pilots

 

Free Webinar - Boost Flight School Enrollment Up to 500