Although schools compete for students, their should be a unifying body to connect schools in order to share resources such as instructors, equipment and curriculum.

Everyone always talks about the future pilot shortage. But what about the maintenance guys and gals? Without them the planes don't fly. Raymond Thompson made a good point that it doesn't seem like maintenance is talked about much in regards to fulfilling future demand.

How can this be? Do we just not understand the effects a shortage in Aircraft Maintenance professionals will have on the aviation and travel industry?

The number of women graduating from higher education is increasing every year. To date it is somewhere around 53% of graduates are women, yet in aviation we are male dominant. As educators, what can be done to attract more women to the field of aviation?

One thought is to create a more collaborative curriculum which is more conducive to female learning styles...What do others think?