{"id":2871,"date":"2014-08-01T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indogomagazine.com\/indogo\/?p=2871"},"modified":"2014-08-15T05:02:36","modified_gmt":"2014-08-15T05:02:36","slug":"now-hiring-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/indogomagazine.com\/indogo\/now-hiring-pilots\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Hiring : Pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Half a million new pilots needed, says Boeing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boeing says growth of air travel means 533,000 pilots needed over next 20 years.<\/p>\n

The aviation industry is forecast to need more than 500,000 new pilots over the next 20 years to meet demand for international travel.
\nBoeing says nearly 27,000 newly qualified pilots will be required each year until 2033 \u2013 a total of 533,000 \u2013 to take the controls of the growing fleet of passenger jets.<\/p>\n

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Boeing Airplane Flight Deck (credit: Boeing)<\/p><\/div>\n

However, the British Airline Pilots\u2019 Association (Balpa) is warning those interested in a flying career not to be seduced by Boeing\u2019s predictions, warning that pursuing a job in aviation could leave would-be pilots disappointed \u2013 and broke.<\/p>\n

Boeing\u2019s prediction for the global requirement for new pilots is 7 percent higher than the company was forecasting last year, and reflects expectations that 36,770 new jets worth a total of $5.2\u2009trillion will be delivered over the next two decades, doubling the commercial fleet to 42,000.<\/p>\n

Broken down by geographical demand, the fast-growing economies of South-East Asia are expected to require the most pilots \u2013 41 percent of the global demand \u2013 as their populations become richer and people start travelling more.<\/p>\n

According to Boeing, the Asia-Pacific region will require 216,000 pilots over the period; Europe will need 94,000; North America 88,000; Latin America 45,000; the Middle East 55,000; Africa 17,000; and Russia and the CIS 18,000.<\/p>\n

The American aircraft manufacturer warned that industry bodies need to work together to supply enough pilots to fulfil the expected demand.<\/p>\n

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According to Boeing, the Asia-Pacific region will require 216,000 pilots over the period (Source: Boeing Balpa)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cMeeting the global demand cannot be solved by one company or in one region of the world,\u201d said Sherry Carbary, vice-president of Boeing Flight Services.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a global issue that can only be solved by all of the parties involved \u2013 airlines, aircraft and training equipment manufacturers, training delivery organisations, regulatory agencies and educational institutions around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Balpa \u2013 the British trade body which counts 12,000 of the UK\u2019s 15,000 commercial pilots as members \u2013 said the UK airline industry has seen pilots taking redundancy in the past year and said that in the UK, at least, there is no impending shortage of pilots. The organisation added that it has 200 qualified pilots who cannot find work.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoeing\u2019s numbers may be the case generally but that\u2019s not what is happening in the UK,\u201d said a Balpa spokesman. \u201cThere are masses of newly qualified pilots with no jobs to go into.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Balpa, it costs \u00a360,000 and takes 18 months to earn an Air Transport Pilot Licence, which is required to command aircraft that weigh more than 5,700kg or have more than nine passenger seats. Pilots can then need to pay up to \u00a325,000 for a Type Rating, which qualifies them to fly a certain model of aircraft.<\/p>\n

Wendy Pursey, Balpa\u2019s head of membership and careers, said that as airlines have cut costs they have almost entirely eliminated \u201ccadet\u201d programmes, meaning prospective pilots have to pay for their own training \u2013 often running up \u00a3100,000 in debts in the process.
\nShe added: \u201cOnce they qualify they cannot get jobs because they do not have enough experience \u2013 often only 195 hours of actual and simulator flying \u2013 for the airlines to want to take them on.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there might be demand for pilots in China, Asia-Pacific and the Gulf, they tend not to want [newly qualified] first officers and prefer experienced captains so they can train their own first officers locally.\u201d<\/p>\n

For those who do land a job with an airline, the pay may not finance a jet-set lifestyle. Balpa said that while major national airlines can pay starting salaries of \u00a350,000 (US$84,000), rising to more than \u00a3100,000 after 20 years\u2019 service, pay with smaller airlines can be less than half this.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year Balpa even launched a campaign to raise awareness about the realities of working as a pilot. It cited cases of pilots who had managed to get jobs struggling to survive on \u00a3500 a month as they tried to repay the cost of their training. Research released at the time revealed that while 98 percent of pilots who were Balpa members said they were proud to be a pilot only 58 percent would recommend it as a career.<\/p>\n

Source: Alan Tovey \/ The Telegraph<\/p>\n

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