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Estimated 9,488 pilots required in next five years: Hardeep Singh Puri

The total number of pilots employed in the country with scheduled airlines at present is 9,073

Hardeep Singh Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri

Press Trust of India New Delhi

An estimated 9,488 pilots will be required in India in the next five years, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Monday.

"The total number of pilots employed in the country with scheduled airlines at present is 9,073," Puri said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

He said 700-800 commercial pilot licences (CPLs) are issued by the aviation regulator DGCA in a year. Of these, 30 per cent CPLs are given to those who have undergone training in a foreign organisation, Puri added.

The aviation sector has been hit hugely by the coronavirus pandemic.

Therefore, all domestic carriers have instituted various cost-cutting measures like pay cuts, layoffs or leave without pay in the past few months.

 

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First Published: Sep 21 2020 | 8:01 PM IST

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