3000 pilots required in next three years

The government on Tuesday admitted an acute shortage of trained pilots in the aviation industry saying it is estimated that a total of 2,000 to 3,000 pilots would be required in the next two to three years to meet the shortfall.
“Keeping in view the present trend of growth in the civil aviation sector it is estimated that a total of 2,000 to 3,000 pilots would be required in the next two to three years,” minister of state for civil aviation Praful Patel informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
He said the government has also decided to set up a state-of-art pilot training school in Gondia district of Vadodara.
12/12/06 Financial Express