Pilot shortages in Asia

Published 9:00 pm Thursday, August 4, 2005

This doesn’t have anything to do with Boeing directly, but I find it interesting — airlines in China and India are recruiting worldwide to find pilots for their rapidly expanding airlines, The Times in London reports.

Key Quote: “Boeing estimates that China will need more than 2,400 new passenger and freight aircraft costing almost $200 billion over the next two decades. It will need 55,000 pilots to fly them in the next 20 years and is investing heavily in training schools. However, qualified captains are needed in the short term. Many Europeans have considered working in China, but are put off by the poor pay and conditions.”

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9077-1721972,00.html