British Airways Taps U.S. MRO Talent Through Unique Pathway Program

British Airways is proactively seeking to boost its talent pool abroad by launching what it says is a first-of-its-kind MRO workforce initiative for an international airline in the U.S.

The airline has partnered with the Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) to recruit students who will undergo on-the-job training at its bases in the UK and at some of the airline’s U.S. stations.

Modeled after British Airways’ Engineering Cadet Scheme, which it has been building over the past two years,…