Training Methods Research Opportunities for a Pilot Workforce in Transition: A Literature Review.

Over the next 15 years, the U.S commercial air carrier workforce will undergo a significant turnover of 50% due to mandatory retirements, normal attrition, and airline expansion, resulting in a younger emerging pilot workforce comprised of Generations Y and Z, following the retirement of Baby Boomer and Generation X pilots. This paper provides an overview of the emerging pilot workforce and an analysis of training methods that may be used to train this workforce, including emerging technologies and associated learning methods. Understanding effective training and checking methods for the emerging pilot workforce may help guide curriculum development and research efforts to examine new technologies' efficacy and potential limitations in civilian flight training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]