After the shutdowns during the COVID pandemic saw huge numbers of layoffs and redundancies across the aerospace industry, companies throughout the supply chain now face a massive recruitment problem, as aircraft production and continued growth in airline travel ramps up faster than predicted. Grégory Chauvet, General Manager at JPB Système takes a closer look.
The COVID-19 pandemic turned out to be one of the biggest shared experiences in human history. For businesses, it raised an unparalleled amount of uncertainty. For the travel industry, especially on the international stage, the effects were existential. Without knowing how long travel bans would last, many companies in the aviation world were forced to reduce headcounts and effectively pause operations. That included the airlines themselves of course, but also the long and complex supply chain that they depend on.
