Thursday, February 23, 2006

Boeing Warns Of Indian Pilot Shortage

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An analyst warned Wednesday the exponential growth of the subcontinent's aviation sector has resulted in a shortfall of pilots.
"There is a tremendous shortage of pilots in India," said Dinesh Keskar, Boeing's senior vice president for commercial aircraft sales, adding that the country will likely require between 4,000 and 5,000 new aviators in the next five years.
The recent splurge illustrates that India's aviation sector is in robust health--something everybody knew anyway.
The market has mushroomed since the liberalization of the sector long controlled by the state-run Indian Airlines and Air India and officials expect 50 million air passengers in India by 2010 from 14 million.Yet pilots are not being trained quick enough to meet the soaring need for their services, argues Keskar.
Boeing, which has correctly ascertained that funding pilot instruction is a sensible step from its own business perspective, is to invest up to $75 million on training facilities to help the problem.
22/02, Forbes
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