I talked with a friend in the Air Force engines shops this afternoon.

What he told me should scare everyone!

We were talking about the drain of skills that we are experiencing. He said we are about 5 years away from all of the old school machinists being gone.

Due to retirement, etc.

5 years!

Those skills are not being replaced!

This is a slow motion train wreck happening in aviation MRO.

You need those skills for the overhaul of engines that are 40+ years old.

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