OUR
MISSION
Preparing the Next Generation of Airplane Mechanics, Pilots, and Avionics Specialists for Electric & Conventional Aircraft.
WE ARE AN
AVIATION FAMILY
Habitat for Aviation is guiding the next generation of mechanics, pilots, and avionics specialists through hands-on apprenticeship, inclusion, and community.
We are a nonprofit committed to reshaping our aviation workforce by offering opportunities that spark interest and lead to real-world apprenticeship experiences, where youth and adults—especially girls, women, and those historically underrepresented in aviation—build skills, confidence, and belonging through real work alongside trusted mentors on real aircraft.
WE’RE RESCRIPTING THE NARRATIVE AROUND
THE TRADES
The aviation industry is growing at a rapid pace, yet challenges loom. In addition to an industry-wide pilot shortage, we do not have qualified maintainers to support this growth. Remaining on this current trajectory will result in a 24% deficit of almost 43,000 maintainers by 2027.
Oliver Wyman
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WOMEN BUILD PLANES TEAM
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WHY THIS MATTERS
IN VERMONT
In Vermont, women working full-time earn just 86 cents for every dollar earned by men.
This gap persists even at the highest levels of education. Women with graduate degrees earn only 71 cents on the dollar compared to men with graduate degrees (Vermont Women’s Fund Mini-Report, 2026).
When we expand who belongs in aviation maintenance and avionics, we are not only addressing a workforce shortage, we are expanding economic mobility across our state.
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity...You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
Amelia Earhart
Our work to expand access, opportunity, and representation in aviation and aviation maintenance is made possible through the support of our incredible partners.
