Brooke Sutherland, Columnist

Brace for a Huge Aerospace Hiring Crunch

Firing workers during the pandemic was hard; getting them back for the recovery will be harder and more expensive for companies from Boeing to GE.

June 11, 2021 at 2:00 PM UTC

By Brooke Sutherland

Brooke Sutherland is Bloomberg News' Boston bureau chief and writes the Industrial Strength Newsletter. She was previously a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals and industrial companies and an M&A reporter for Bloomberg News.

Plane manufacturers and engine makers will need to scramble for workers as they try to keep up with the aerospace recovery. — Plane manufacturers and engine makers will need to scramble for workers as they try to keep up with the aerospace recovery.
Photographer: Jean-Francois Monier/AFP via Getty Images

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Aerospace manufacturers need to start preparing for a labor crunch.