Non-traditional Practices to Support the Airport Workforce

Airport operators face ongoing challenges in recruiting, developing, and retaining employees. The range of positions at airports for employees and tenant personnel is diverse, and this diversity offers many challenges. One challenge is that some jobs require certain staff to be on-site, while others offer hybrid and remote working opportunities. This situation can create feelings of unfairness among workers with differing work requirements. To address these challenges, airport operators need to think beyond traditional benefits and consider supplemental practices and innovative techniques to attract and retain employees. Research is needed to identify nontraditional practices that incentivize airport workers to pursue and maintain careers in the airport environment while also considering the broader implications of workplace dynamics and employee satisfaction. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to develop a compendium of nontraditional practices for airport operators and the businesses operating at their facilities to recruit, develop, and retain employees.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5796
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Funding: $350000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 06-11

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)

  Transportation Research Board, 500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  Picciano, Tara

• Start Date: 20241216
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Employees; Personnel retention; Recruiting; Training; Workforce
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01926497
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 06-11
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 5 2024 8:15PM