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Integrated solutions to potentially improve fundamental training and students quantity in Latin American aircraft technicians’ programs
Carlos Sotomayor
General Manager
Lufthansa LAN Technical Training
Are we prepared?
•Increasing need of aircraft technicians. •Challenges for the industry in Latin America. •Current experiences.
Fundamental Training Basic Training / Vocational Training
•What training means.
•Educating young people capable of working in the maintenance market.
•Create incentives for newly graduated technicians.
•To have an appropriate work force to fulfill the demand.
Current Situation
•Latin American aeronautical business growth.
•Passenger traffic in Latin America
•5,1% increase until 2031.
•Brazil 8,1% and Mexico 5,4%.
•World Average 4,5%.
•2,000 new aircraft through 2030.
Current Situation
•Increase and optimize the maintenance facilities.
•44,000 new maintenance personnel in Central and South America by 2029.
•14,000 new aeronautical technicians will be required in Latin America in the next five years.
•Demand for new technicians grows much faster than the capability.
Current Situation
•Different backgrounds.
•Certifications are not transferrable.
•Latin American Aeronautical Regulations
•Quality of technical high schools education.
•Technical English is not a priority.
•Difficult access to technology.
Schools in Latin America
•Many private, public and military schools.
•Dated technology.
•Difficult to provide on the job training.
•No focus on English language.
•No connection between the market needs and training programs.
The Students
•Not enough graduates.
•Not suitable for the market.
•Little interest in aeronautics.
•Better offers from mining companies or car factories.
•Poor English language capabilities.
Companies Scenario
•Not directly involved in the technical training process.
•Responsibility almost entirely to technical schools.
•Big gap between the technical educational programs and the latest technology.
•Higher training costs of the new hired employees
•It is time to get involved in the process.
What should be accomplished?
•Graduates = Demand
•Technical English, a must.
•Create good job opportunities.
•Optimize the time to get their work license.
Dealing with this
•Technical and economic cooperation and involvement between aeronautical companies, authorities and technical schools.
•Create employment incentives.
•Airlines and MROs should grant access to aircraft and workshops.
•English programs focused on reading comprehension skills.
Dealing with this
•Quality of training versus quantity of trainees.
•Stronger link between industry and schools.
•Collaboration at early stages.
•Hiring incentives.
•The result: Highly skilled and very “handy” technicians.
Dual Program in Chile
•Five years.
•LAN Airlines, Lufthansa LAN Technical Training and a technical high school.
•Students are evaluated by the airline.
•Senior high schools students of a Chilean German technical school.
•Classroom facilities located in the airline’s maintenance base.
Dual Program in Chile
•Training costs reduction.
•Highly customized trained technician.
•Aeronautical Initial license application time, from 2 years to 6 months of practice.
•Very good performance at work and at type training.
•Not enough technical schools.
Dual Program in Chile
Lufthansa Technik Philippines Dual Program
•Lufthansa Technik started in September 2000.
•Joint venture of Lufthansa Technik and MacroAsia Corporation.
•Two year timeframe training program.
•Gain experience in real work environment.
•Initial Training Program based on the JAR 66 regulation.
•Training Program for newly hired staff.
Lufthansa Technik Philippines Dual Program
Final Thoughts
•A reduction of the gap between the demand and the availability of technicians must be achieved.
•The solution comes through integration.
•Investment is crucial and a long term perspective must be considered.
•Early training and vocational encouragement.
•Optimizing the entry level performance.
Thank You
Questions?
Integrated solutions to potentially improve fundamental training and students quantity in Latin American aircraft technicians’ programs
Carlos Sotomayor
General Manager
Lufthansa LAN Technical Training