Indian aviation faces huge staff crunch
By PTI |
Highlights
With a
recent study pointing out that the global airline industry will need 25,000
planes by 2025, in addition to the 17,000 planes that will already be in
service.
NEW DELHI: With a recent study pointing out that the global airline industry will need 25,000 planes by 2025, in addition to the 17,000 planes that will already be in service, a shortage of pilots along with other key crew and support staff is a major worry for the aviation industry which is now exploring newer ways to beat the crisis looming large ahead.
"The new planes will require more than 18,000 new pilots every year -- 360,000 pilots over the next 20 years -- on average through 2025 as well as 480,000 new mechanics during that period of time," says Alteon Training, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Company within Boeing Commercial Airplanes' Commercial Aviation Services group, which recently came out with the figures. It also adds that in total there would be a demand 360,000 pilots over the next 20 years and 480,000 new mechanics.
Alteon further says that in India, the number of pilots will swell from about 3,000 today to more than 15,000 whereas in China, airlines will need an average of more than 2,100 pilots a year or more than 43,000 in total in the next 20 years.
"There is no doubt that the industry is facing a shortage of pilots and other crew especially technical crew like the engineers. With the kind of growth that the industry is seeing the problem will become more aggravated if not tackled at the right time. Though, some measures have been taken by the government, more needs to be done by everyone including the industry players," says a senior official with Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA).
"The new planes will require more than 18,000 new pilots every year -- 360,000 pilots over the next 20 years -- on average through 2025 as well as 480,000 new mechanics during that period of time," says Alteon Training, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Company within Boeing Commercial Airplanes' Commercial Aviation Services group, which recently came out with the figures. It also adds that in total there would be a demand 360,000 pilots over the next 20 years and 480,000 new mechanics.
Alteon further says that in India, the number of pilots will swell from about 3,000 today to more than 15,000 whereas in China, airlines will need an average of more than 2,100 pilots a year or more than 43,000 in total in the next 20 years.
"There is no doubt that the industry is facing a shortage of pilots and other crew especially technical crew like the engineers. With the kind of growth that the industry is seeing the problem will become more aggravated if not tackled at the right time. Though, some measures have been taken by the government, more needs to be done by everyone including the industry players," says a senior official with Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA).
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