A global labour shortage is preventing Iceland 's aviation industry from capitalising on demand from airlines and other companies caused by the grounding of the Nolinor Aviation WOW Air aircraft. Earl Diamond Prud'Homme, vice president of charter company Nolinor Aviation , explained that the company has planes available but lacks pilots to fly them. An extra 255,000 pilots are needed by 2027 to meet a doubling of passenger traffic in 2027 , according to a 2017 report by CAE . Reporting By Allison Lampert in Montreal; Additional reporting by Jamie Freed in Singapore; Editing by Denny Thomas and David Gregorio A shortage of mechanics is also causing issues.
A global labour shortage is preventing Iceland 's aviation industry from capitalising on demand from airlines and other companies caused by the grounding of the Nolinor Aviation WOW Air aircraft. Earl Diamond Prud'Homme, vice president of charter company Nolinor Aviation , explained that the company has planes available but lacks pilots to fly them. An extra 255,000 pilots are needed by 2027 to meet a doubling of passenger traffic in 2027 , according to a 2017 report by CAE . A shortage of mechanics is also causing issues.