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Why does nobody talk about how the average A&P is 51 years old?
I was flipping through a FAA fact sheet from 2023 and saw the average age of an A&P mechanic is 51. That number stuck with me. I look around my hangar in Fort Worth and most guys are close to retirement. Some shops are pushing signing bonuses and paying for school, which seems like a smart move. But others still act like it's 1995 and you should be grateful to sweep floors for two years. So here's the debate: should shops focus on better pay and training to bring in young people, or is the real fix making the job less hard on your body so older guys stick around longer? What's actually going to keep this trade alive?
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jamesc791mo ago
Reminds me of my mail route. Every carrier on my route is 55 or older. We got one guy who's 63 and still walking 12 miles a day. Post office keeps trying to hire young people but they quit in a week. The job is hard on your knees and back. Shops got the same problem. Fix the body part and maybe people stay.
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