A global labour shortage is preventing Canada 's aviation industry from operating on demand from Boeing and other companies caused by the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft . Marco Prud'Homme , vice president of charter company Nolinor Aviation , said that the company has aircraft available but lacks pilots to fly them . An extra 255,000 pilots are needed by 2027 to meet a doubling of air traffic in the coming two decades , according to a 2017 report by CAE . North American airlines have canceled thousands of flights since the March grounding of the 737 MAX following two fatal crashes involving the model. A shortage of mechanics is also causing issues .
A global labour shortage is preventing Canada 's aviation industry from operating on demand from Boeing and other companies caused by the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft . Marco Prud'Homme , vice president of charter company Nolinor Aviation , said that the company has aircraft available but lacks pilots to fly them . An extra 255,000 pilots are needed by 2027 to meet a doubling of air traffic in the coming two decades , according to a 2017 report by CAE . A shortage of mechanics is also causing issues .