By Allison Lampert

(Reuters) -Plans to combat a U.S. shortage of aircraft mechanics are in limbo after funds aimed at training a mostly male workforce are being held up by government efforts to remove mention of diversity, equity and inclusion from its own notices of available grants, industry officials told Reuters.

Lawmakers last year pledged tens of millions of dollars to train workers to repair and build planes to meet surging demand for maintenance and higher production from jetmakers Boeing and Airbus, but the grants have not been issued, they said.

Officials from one technical college and an education council said they were told by the Federal Aviation Administration earlier this year to reapply for grants once applications are rewritten to remove any references to DEI, in line w

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