Flightpath. Sept 2013 | Page 31

The big picture. IN TOTAL, IT IS EXPECTED THAT BY 2030, AVIATION WILL SUPPORT SOME 82.2 MILLION JOBS WORLDWIDE. Flightpath. [EMIRATES ENGINEERING] AN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER INSPECTS AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE IN DUBAI. FORECASTS SUGGEST A NEED FOR 556,000 NEW TECHNICIANS WORLDWIDE BY 2032, NEARLY HALF OF THESE WILL BE BASED IN ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST TO ACCOMMODATE INDUSTRY GROWTH IN THOSE REGIONS. THESE SKILLED JOBS WILL HELP BOOST LOCAL ECONOMIES ALONGSIDE THE GROWTH IN AIR TRANSPORT. 31 BS O J MA CH IN E