The most beautiful office in the world!

It is not only pilots who are needed in air transport. Maintenance technicians, air controllers, managers, etc. are also in demand.

“Workers are hard to find for maintenance, because of the competition with the aerospace industry, which hires the same technicians—in avionics, for example,” explains John McKenna.
He adds that women—who are still a minority in this field—are also welcome.  ATAC says that women account for only 7.1% of pilots, 7,7% of avionics mechanics, technicians and controllers, and 22.4% of air controllers. Conversely, 72.5% of cabin managers and flight attendants are women.

And yet, there are many advantages to working in air transport. “An aircraft at 10,000 metres of altitude is the most beautiful office in the world,” exclaims John McKenna, waxing poetic as he describes working as a pilot. The job is intense and also involves continuous professional advancement, since you can start out piloting small aircraft and move up to bigger models with experience. Plus, there is always something new to be learned, training on new aircraft and practising on flight simulators.

Regardless of the air transport job—from technician to pilot—you have the opportunity to work with high-tech equipment, in a stimulating environment where jobs are plentiful.