Online Retail Growth Creates an Unexpected Job Boom for... Aviation Technicians?

    Dec. 21, 2017
    Amazon's cargo airline hub in Kentucky will create 2,000 jobs, many of them for technicians, maintenance, and support staff for 40 Amazon Prime Air planes.
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    PITTSBURGH More people are buying online than ever before, and expectations for speedy delivery are constantly rising. As a result, some online retailers are investing in their own delivery pipelines, which is creating new jobs for skilled workers who can optimize these supply chains.Notably, Amazon is spending $1.5B to build its own cargo airline hub in Kentucky. The new facility will create 2,000 jobs, many of them for technicians, maintenance, and support staff for 40 Amazon Prime Air planes. This infrastructure investment will help ensure that Amazon's tens of millions of Amazon Prime members can continue to expect free two-day shipping on all purchases.Amazon's entry into the cargo market aligns with Boeing's 2016-2017 forecast for world air cargo growth. According to Boeing, “world air cargo traffic is forecast to grow an average 4.2 percent per year over the next 20 years to reach a total of more than twice the number of RTKs logged in 2015. The number of airplanes in the freighter fleet will increase by 70 percent by the end of the forecast period.”That’s a lot of new planes in the air, and a lot of new technicians on the ground making sure that every aircraft is safe, efficient, and effective. And many of those technicians will be trained at the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (PIA), one of America’s top trade schools according to Forbes.
    About Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
    The school was opened by Glenn Curtiss and Orville Wright in 1927 as Curtiss-Wright Flying Service, and became PIA in 1929. PIA offers “hands-on” training for traditional and non- traditional students in Aviation Maintenance and Aviation Electronics. The instructional staff combine real world experience with class room instruction for an outstanding education. PIA also provides a wide range of student services while the student is in school, and after graduation.  The Career Services Department works one on one with students to reach their employment goals. PIA is often the first stop for many employers looking for quality employees. PIA offers an Associate in Specialized Technology Degree at its Pittsburgh, PA location and Diploma programs in Youngstown, OH, Hagerstown, MD, and Myrtle Beach, SC.  There is open enrollment through the year accompanied with admissions requirements. For more information, call 1-800-444-1440, or visit www.pia.edu.