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A

Ab initio training, 6, 89, 90-92

comparison with other training pathways, 92-98

prospects, 98

Accreditation systems, 7, 110

for curriculum standardization, 111

rationale, 111

recommendations for, 7, 111-112

Affirmative action, 118-119

Agricultural pilots, 40

Air taxis, 25-26

pilot compensation, 40

Air traffic controller's strike, 108

Airframe and powerplant technician, 43, 81

Airline Deregulation Act, 13, 23

Airline transport pilot, 41-42

Airports

intermodal transportation system, 27-28

numbers of, 27

projections for growth, 100-101

Airway science program

appropriations, 108

current status, 109-110

curriculum development, 110

in expanding workforce diversity, 109

failure of, 108

growth of, 108

origins of, 107

rationale, 107

specializations, 107-108

in standardization of training curricula, 108-109

Aviation industry

ab initio training programs, 6, 89, 90-92

aircraft size, 100-101

benefits of airway science program for, 108-109

classification system, 24-27

collaboration for training, 103-104, 106, 110-111, 112

in collegiate accreditation system, 7, 111-112

commercial market, 25

economic significance, 28-30

gender-neutral terminology, 125

general aviation market, 27

hiring criteria, 10, 141-142

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hiring patterns, 33-35

historical development, 18-24

in intermodal transportation system, 27-28

local service airlines, 21, 22

market characteristics, 13, 18, 22-23, 99

mergers, 20, 22

minority participation, 116-117

national interest, 1, 13

participation in training, 102-103, 105, 106-107, 110-113

partnerships for increasing workforce diversity, 122-125

projected workforce needs, 99-100, 105

recent history, 13-14

relations between carriers, 26-27

responsiveness to economic conditions, 3, 30

supplemental carriers, 21

trunk carriers, 20-21, 22

wage and salary trends, 36-40

willingness to increase workforce diversity, 147-151

women in, 116, 117

worker supply and demand, 50-52, 105

workforce characteristics, 2-4, 15, 16, 18, 28, 29, 30-33

Aviation maintenance technician (transport), 44, 83

Aviation maintenance technicians, 3, 43-44, 102, 125

collegiate training, 83-84

See also Technicians

Aviation repair specialist, 44

B

Black-McKellar Act, 19-20

C

Certificated carriers

definition and characteristics, 25

employment, 31-33

historical development, 20-22

Certification and licensing, 15

airline qualifications and, 7-8, 112-113

flight instructors/schools, 79

flight time requirements, 112-113

government role, 52

for minorities and women, 115-116

on-the-job training and, 78

pilots, 40-42, 79-80

recommendations for, 7-8, 112-113

technicians, 42-44, 81, 83-84

Civil Aeronautics Board, 20-22, 23

Collegiate aviation training, 6

accreditation, 7, 111-112

alternative programs, 89-90

career outcomes, 88-89

comparison with other training pathways, 92-98

costs, 139-140

current characteristics, 81, 82-83, 84

enrollment/graduation data, 84-88

FAA certification and, 7-8, 112-113

flight time, 88, 89

historical development, 81-82, 105-106

industry collaboration, 103-104, 106-107, 110-112

loans and subsidies, 139-141

outreach to underrepresented groups, 122

pilot quality, 96

program offerings, 82, 84

prospects, 98, 103

recommendations for, 7, 9, 111, 112

specialized pilot programs, 90

standardization, 7, 106, 110-111

for technicians, 83-84

women in, 87-88

Commuter air carriers, 25-26

Compensation for aviation workers, 3

deregulation effects, 36, 39

formula for pilots, 20

historical patterns, 22, 23

industry comparison, 37-39

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in regulated market, 22, 36

seniority and, 36, 39-40

trends, 36-40

Contract Mail Act of 1925, 19

Copilots, 36, 40, 80

Corporate aircraft, 40

Cost of training, 10, 104

ab initio programs, 91, 94

airway science program appropriations, 108

as barrier to increasing diversity, 139-142

college loans and subsidies, 139-141

comparison of training pathways, 92, 94

paid by trainee, 89, 91, 94-95, 141

recommendations for financial assistance, 10, 141-142

Council on Aviation Accreditation, 110, 111

Crew resource management, 96, 106

D

Deregulation, 13, 17, 20

labor costs and, 36, 39

origins of, 23

outcomes, 23-24

Discriminatory employment practices, 11

current status, 4, 44

glass ceiling, 148-151

historical patterns, 44, 115-117

legal prohibition, 117-118

Diversity of workforce

academic competencies of underrepresented groups, 10, 128-129, 131 , 136-139

affirmative action oversight, 118-119

aviation industry commitment to, 147-148, 151

barriers to, 10-11, 139

comparison of training pathways as contributing to, 92, 95, 96

cost of training as obstacle to, 139-142

current concerns, 1, 2, 3-4, 14, 17, 114-115

current profile, 15-16, 44-50

data sources, 44-46, 52

developing interest of underrepresented groups in aviation, 8-9, 119, 120-128

effects of airway science program, 109

historical patterns, 8, 14, 44, 114, 115-119

implications of military downsizing, 4, 61-62, 69-75

industry comparisons, 45

legal issues, 117-118

in military aviation, 4, 53-54

partnerships for promoting, 122-125

pilot selection criteria and, 142-147

prospects, 113

public image of aviation industry and, 125-128

rationale for increasing, 2, 8, 114

recommendations for increasing, 8-11, 121, 122, 124-125, 128, 138-139, 141, 142, 147, 151

strategies for increasing, 119

student-paid training as obstacle to, 95, 96

in upper management, 148-151

E

Education and training for aviation careers

ab initio, 6, 89, 90-92

accreditation systems, 7, 110, 111

adaptability to industry needs, 97, 98-105

barriers to minority participation, 10-11, 139

basic academic competencies, 10, 128-131

career continuum, 51

career opportunities information, 123-125

certification for mechanics, 42-44

collegiate-industry collaboration, 7, 103-104, 106, 112

comparison of pathways, 92-98

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as contributing to workforce diversity, 92, 95, 96

cost of, 10, 89, 92, 94-95

current concerns, 1-2, 14

current enrollment, 15

employment market and, 80-81

financial assistance, 10, 141-142

foreign hires, 5, 6, 78

framework for assessing effectiveness of, 92

freestanding schools for, 79, 80, 81

future prospects, 5, 6-7, 97-98

government participation, 107

industry participation, 102-103, 105, 106-107, 110-113

for minorities and women, historical development of, 115-116

minority preparation in elementary/secondary school, 131-134

on-the-job, 5, 78-81

outcome prediction, 144-146

outreach to underrepresented groups, 8-9, 119, 120-122

pathways, 5-6, 17, 77-78

pilot licensing requirements, 40-42, 79-80

pilot quality, 95

pilot selection criteria, 10-11, 42, 51, 79, 142-147

projected workforce needs, 99-102

public perception problems, 126-128

range of employment opportunities, 125-126

reliance on military-prepared candidates, 76-77

technological adaptability, 97, 106

time to workforce, 92, 95

transitional training, 80

See also Airway science program;

Collegiate aviation training;

Elementary/secondary school education;

Military training

Elementary/secondary school education, 127-128

gender differences in math and science preparation, 135-136

interventions with underrepresented groups, 136-139

minority exposure to math and science, 131-134

teacher attitudes toward minority achievement, 134-135

F

Fares

deregulation effects, 23-24

regulation of, 22

Federal Aviation Administration, 24

basic educational/informational activities, 123-125

certification, 3, 5, 15, 25, 51, 78, 112-113

certification for mechanics, 7-8, 40-44

commercial aviation classifications, 24, 25-27

in development of accreditation system, 112

employment, 30

flight school/instructor certification, 79

partnerships for increasing workforce diversity, 122-123

recommendations for, 7-8, 112-113

See also Airway science program

Feeder carriers, 26-27

Financial assistance, 10, 141-142

First officers. See Copilot

Fixed-base operators, 27

Flight instructors, 79

Foreign airlines, 6

Foreign-trained personnel, 5, 6, 78

comparison with other training pathways, 92-98

projections, 98

G

General aviation, 27

Glass ceiling, 148-151

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H

Helicopter pilots, 57, 59, 63

K

Kelly Act. See Contract Mail Act of 1925

L

Labor unions, 15

Local service airlines, 21, 22

M

Mail service, 19-20

Management workforce

data sources, 15

diversity, 44, 47-50, 148-151

Manufacturing industry, 30

Mechanics, 30-31, 33, 43

foreign hires, 78

hiring patterns, 35

terminology, 125

wage trends, 36-37

workforce diversity, 44, 45-47

See also Technicians

Mergers, 20, 22, 24

Military downsizing

capacity of civilian system to make up for, 98-99, 102, 103

distribution of aviation-related positions, 57-59

diversity of enlistment and, 69

implications for worker supply, 2, 4, 14, 17, 53-54, 76

implications for workforce diversity, 2, 4, 14, 17, 61-62, 69-75

trends, 59-60

Military training

advantages, 6

airline hiring patterns, 54-57

aviation enrollment trends, 59-60

aviation industry reliance on, 76-77

collegiate training and, 82

comparison with other training pathways, 92-98

distribution of aviation-related positions, 57

diversity of trainee population, 4, 53-54, 68-69

historical contribution to civilian aviation, 54

minority enrollment, 62-63, 115, 116

pilot quality, 96-97

pilot selection procedures, 142-146

projections for pilots, 60-61

women in, 63-69, 116

Minorities

in airway science program, 109

elementary/secondary school math and science, 131-134

in military aviation, 4, 53-54, 115, 116

military enlistment trends, 62-63, 69

participation in aviation industry, 1, 3-4, 115

student-paid training as obstacle to employment, 95, 96

teacher expectations, 134-135

See also Diversity of workforce

O

On-the-job training, 5, 78

comparison with other training pathways, 92-98

future prospects, 98

for pilots, 78-81

for technicians, 5, 78, 81

Outsourcing, 33

P

Pell grants, 139-140

Pilots

collegiate training, 81-83, 85-90

compensation, 3, 20, 23

continuum of training, 51

foreign hires, 78

gender-neutral terminology, 125

hiring patterns, 3, 33-35, 50-51, 54-57

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job task analysis skills, 145

licensing requirements, 40-42, 79-80

military backgrounds, 4, 54-57

military downsizing, 59, 60-61, 69

military enlistment, trends in, 59-60, 69

minorities in military, 63, 69

minority and women, historical development of, 115-119

nonairline, 40

numbers of, 2

on-the-job training, 5, 78-81

personality characteristics, 145-146

quality assessment, 95-96

selection criteria, 10-11, 42, 51, 142-147

training pathways, 5-6, 77-78

wage trends, 36, 39-40

women in military, 65-69

worker supply and demand, 50-51, 105

workforce characteristics, 16, 30-31, 33

workforce diversity, 4, 44, 45-47

workforce projections, 99-103

See also Education and training for aviation careers

Post Office, 19-20

Productivity, 22-23

pilot, 101-102

Public perception and understanding, 9

aviation image problems, 125-126

developing minority group interest in aviation, 8-9, 119, 120-121

educational efforts for improving, 123-125

of industry hiring criteria, 10-11, 142

of technical/vocational education, 126-128

R

Regulatory environment

affirmative action oversight, 118-119

civil rights law, 117-118

commercial aviation classification, 25-27

competition, 20-21

current, 52

fare control, 22

historical development, 19-22

historical practice, 13, 16-17

labor costs and, 22, 36

Repairmen, 43, 44

S

Science education, 10

Seniority, 36, 39-40

Student loans, 139-141

Supplemental carriers, 21

T

Technicians

airframe and powerplant, 43, 81

certification, 42-44

collegiate training, 81, 83-84

current workforce, 16, 30-31

hiring patterns, 3, 50-51

military enlistment, historical patterns of, 59-60

military training for, 57

minorities in military, 63, 69

numbers of, 2

on-the-job training, 5, 78, 81

school training for, 81, 83-84

training pathways, 5-6, 77-78

worker supply and demand, 50-51, 105

workforce diversity, 4

workforce projections, 102

See also Aviation maintenance technicians;

Mechanics

Technological developments, 23

airway science program training for, 107-108

basic academic competencies for, 128-129

comparative adaptability of training pathways, 97

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implications for training, 106

implications for workforce, 51

job titles and, 125

need for human factors research, 145

Transitional training, 80, 104, 141-142

Trunk carriers, 20-21, 22

W

Wages. See Compensation for aviation workers

Watres Act, 19

Women

in aviation industry, 1, 3-4, 15, 44, 46-47, 115, 116, 117, 118

in collegiate aviation programs, 87-88

math and science education, 135-139

in military, 4, 53-54, 63-69, 116

See also Diversity of workforce

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