Middle East short of skilled aviation personnel
The impact of the Middle East aviation sector’s achievements to date and its plans for the future have sent shockwaves to all corners of the global industry.
One of the major challenges of this dramatic growth has been the ability to attract and, more importantly, retain the right numbers of appropriately skilled people. The war for talent has affected all employees, but especially highly-skilled personnel like pilots and engineers.
As the world’s commercial fleet expands to more than 39,500 aircraft over the next 20 years, the latest forecasts estimate airlines will need to collectively add approximately 460,000 pilots and 650,000 maintenance technicians, both to operate and maintain new planes as well as to replace personnel set to retire during that period.
The scarcity of qualified personnel is much higher in the region as it has the one of the fastest growing aviation sectors in the world. Despite issues that affected the region’s aviation sector in the first quarter of 2011, IATA forecasts nearly 15 per cent growth in regional traffic in 2011 over 2010.
The prospects closer to home are even more encouraging. By 2020, Dubai’s aviation sector alone could create nearly 400,000 new jobs. Demand for people is mainly driven by the aggressive capacity expansion in terms of orders, infrastructure, new airports and new routes.
The region is also becoming a key travel hub and a popular tourist destination, fuelling the rise in air travel. This major expansion, however, raises questions about how the talent shortage will be bridged.
The Middle East aviation industry recruits skilled staff from international (and more mature) aviation markets such as Australia, UK and Europe, North America, and Asia to bridge the gap caused by capacity expansion. The fast-paced growth in the region affords them financial muscle that makes airlines here attractive employers.
30/01/12 Toby Stoke/Gulf News
same news..!! pilots wanted,, pilots wanted,!!! i’m also a fresh pilot, take me…
just a big hoax…graduate aeronautical engineer here.. there is not even a single graduate trainee post in any of the airlines in the middle east… everyone is askng for experience.. what a dilemma
same news..!! AME wanted,, AME wanted,!!! i’m also a fresh AME, take me…
DEAR MANAGMENT,
I HAVE COMPLETED IN MY AIRHOSTESS TRAINING AT GARUDA INSTITUTE IN EGMORE
NOW I M LOOKING FOR A JOB IN AIRLINES, COULD U TELL ME ANY JOB, I M LOOKING GOOD & GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILL
I am a helicopter pilot with a CHPL with 3000 hrs (1800 Hrsa on H3 Sea Kings)….What opportunities do I have there…Can I be employed in fixed wing flying with a scope of attaining CPL and ATPL..
This is a fake news….In india thousands of ame(aircraft maintenance engineer) students have no job…even they don’t get apprenticeship….and here u people are talking about scarcity of trained professionals….From where u get trained professionals when even you don’t give him apprenticeship…getting job in aviation especially for ame students are far from the reality…
just a big big blunder,
this news is another eye washer for upcoming students in aviation sector,only the educational institutes benefit from this especially ame colleges.
no #$%@#ng jobs for ames
i request all of the potential students and their parents , do not get influenced by the glamour of aviation industry as shown on this site . the news shown here are way different than reality . do not spoil your life in aviation as the are no vacancies for ames and pilots . stay away from aviation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
same…………..!i am also a fresh A M E who completed this course and looking for the job …………….i dont want any single pie from any of the companies,i jus want experience with a certificate of “PAID” DAT’S ALL