Demand for airline pilots in India

Oklahoma: Oklahoma state in the United States - home to hundreds of flying schools is seeing a rise in Indian applicants seeking pilot training.
The surge in application comes as India's fastest growing airline industry is expected to face a shortage of 4000 pilots in the next ten years.
The desire to take advantage of India's shortage of pilots is bringing students to flight school in America.
Puneet Nagi, a former second officer in the merchant navy for two years has made a mid-career shift and trains as a pilot.
Training in India costs between Rs 11-13 lakh and a similar program in the US costs about $ 33,000 or about Rs 15 lakh.
A commercial pilot license is issued in five months in the US and in India it takes a year.
Flight schools are currently looking at India as a serious market.
21/05/06 NDTV.com

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