China will need at least one lakh new civil aviation pilots over the next 20 years to meet the requirements of world's fastest growing aviation market, Boeing said in a forecast today.
The Asia-Pacific region will have the greatest demand for commercial airline pilots and technicians worldwide over the next 20 years, approximately 40 per cent of the global need, said Boeing in its 2015 Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook, which projects aviation personnel demand.
Notably, the demand for commercial pilots and technicians in the Asia-Pacific region is more than the demand in North America, Africa and Europe combined.
China's needs will account for the largest share, the American aerospace company said, adding that around one lakh commercial pilots and 106,000 airline maintenance technicians will be necessary over the coming years.
South Asia region will need nearly 50,000 commercial pilots and over 37,000 airline maintenance technicians in the same period.
"By 2034, the Asia-Pacific region will need about 226,000 new pilots and 238,000 technicians, providing huge career opportunities," said Sherry Carbary, vice president of Boeing Flight Services.
According to Boeing's 2015 Current Market Outlook, 14,330 new airplanes, worth 2.2 trillion US dollars, will be needed in the Asia-Pacific region by 2034.
China is the world's fastest growing aviation market and mounting air traffic needs more planes and qualified pilots.
