Boeing's 2026 Pilot and Technician Outlook estimates that the commercial aviation industry will need 2,425,000 new personnel worldwide between 2026 and 2045. The total includes 674,000 pilots, 728,000 maintenance technicians and 1,023,000 cabin crew members.

North America accounts for 438,000 of the new personnel needed. Within that region Boeing projects demand for 125,000 technicians, 122,000 pilots and 191,000 cabin crew. Eurasia has the largest regional technician requirement at 169,000, followed by China at 131,000 and Southeast Asia at 83,000. The Middle East is projected at 65,000 technicians and Latin America at 42,000. Northeast Asia, Africa and Oceania are projected at 28,000, 25,000 and 12,000 technicians. North America's technician figure equals about 17% of the 728,000 worldwide total, and technicians make up about 30% of all new personnel in the forecast.

Boeing calculates new-personnel demand from a 20-year fleet forecast for commercial aircraft with more than 30 seats. The analysis considers fleet growth and replacement, aircraft utilization, attrition rates and regional differences in crewing by aircraft type. The outlook covers commercial passenger and freight operations and excludes business aviation and civil helicopter demand. It makes no assumption of single-pilot commercial airplane operations.

Boeing publishes the outlook each year alongside its Commercial Market Outlook and Commercial Services Market Outlook, and the forecasts can change from one year to the next because of regulation, crew productivity and aircraft mix.

Source: Boeing - https://www.boeing.com/commercial/market/pilot-technician-outlook