Young staff exodus fuels aviation crisis

Europe’s aviation crisis is driven in part by an exodus of workers aged under 40, who left the industry during the Covid-19 pandemic


NUMBER OF EU AIR TRANSPORT WORKERS
(000s, quarterly figures)

Workers aged 15-39     Workers aged 40-64

Total: 421,300 400

Q1 2020: Covid-19 begins

Total: 417,500

Total: 325,600

50 % 50
Q3 2010

Q1 2020
45 % 55

Since Covid-19, worker numbers have fallen by 91,900, with those of younger age dipping to just 37% of workforce

Q1 2022
37 % 63

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Source: Bloomberg 
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