Engineers and engineering students are right to be optimistic about the future. Job prospects are bright in their field, according to a recent report from human resources services firm Randstad. In its most recent analysis of the Canadian labour market for engineers, Randstad found that the fastest growing disciplines by 2025 will be civil engineering, […]
Security guard, kitchen help, longshoremen, technical workers, crane operators, waiters… There is no shortage of job openings in Prince Rupert. In this village of 12,000 inhabitants located on the shores of the North Pacific, two hours by boat from Alaska, the port is in an economic boom, to the point that businesses are struggling to […]
The new year is fast approaching and it’s time to start thinking about your good resolutions for 2020. From a personal point of view, losing weight and quitting smoking are classics… But what about your 2020 professional goals? Here are 20 ideas to study. No worries: you don’t have to do everything, but setting two […]
The aeronautical world is in mourning after two accidents on Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft occurred five months apart. The study of the black boxes and investigations by various stakeholders have revealed failures, inconsistencies and a certain laxity that would be due to commercial pressures. Two accidents too many On October 29, 2018, a Boeing […]
The extravagant British entrepreneur Richard Branson has never been so close to achieving the crazy scheme that has been driving him for more than a decade – to offer earthlings a return trip to space spanning 90 minutes. Closely followed by billionaire competitors, for several months he has benefited from his technical prowess, and his […]
The project of billboards in space, visible to seven billion people, is as surprising as the genesis of this story. However, scientists are less appreciative of this adventure, especially since space law does not necessarily play in their favour. The genesis of an unusual project Admiring the mirror ball put into orbit by […]
In the last few years, Mexico has been entering the highly competitive global aerospace world. In addition to the Mexican companies that are developing, international companies are locating there in large numbers, attracted by the sector’s strength and confident in the current political stability. Portrait of aerospace in Mexico With growth of close to […]
At the end of August 2018, after nine months of negotiation, Bombardier chose its boiler parts subcontractor – the French company Lauak – to take over its aviation piping and tubing business. The contract will allow the Canadian company to refocus on its core business and the French company to have a foothold in North […]
To stand out, skills are not enough – you have to know how to arouse the recruiter’s interest by highlighting your personality. How do you achieve this in a résumé, on social media? Tips. Targeting the required personal qualities Showcasing your personality is a good way of enhancing your candidacy and eliciting a call from […]
In the last few years, 3D printing has experienced a real turning point with additive metal printing. Customized manufactured parts, light weight, reduction of costs and lead times are among the factors that have led aerospace participants to get into 3D metal printing by taking on partnerships with specialists in the field. Evolution of 3D […]
After MetOp-A and MetOp-B, launched in 2006 and 2012 respectively, on November 7, 2018, MetOp-C successfully completed a flight on board the Russian Soyuz rocket from the French station of Kourou. On board are nine instruments, including the IASI – a little technological gem – which will carry out a long-term mission (climate change) and […]
The time seems to have finally come for air traffic controllers to modernize their pilot communication systems. Although innovations have been rare in this profession for more than 60 years, they are now becoming pressing to respond to ever-growing air traffic, due in particular to the lack of construction of new airports. Portrait […]
