The
sector is staring at a deficit of 500 pilots in 2019 against the 1,300 the
airlines have on the roster now. There is a dearth of cabin crew as well—1,350
short of the optimum 4,900. To handle duties on the ground, there are only
9,200 personnel, compared with the requirement of 15,800, TeamLease data
scrolls put together for ET reveal.
There
is a huge shortage of captains, maintenance staff, route planning/scheduling
experts, productivity planners, etc., said R Suresh, founder of boutique search
and consulting firm INSIST Executive Search. In several of these areas, there
is a lot of demand for expat professionals due to the paucity of local
talent.
Industry
experts said because of the huge demand-supply mismatch, the employment
scenario in the aviation sector will continue to be positive, though the
ongoing crisis may create a short-term blip in hiring
sentiment. Training academies, meanwhile, are expanding their capacities
to meet the rising demand for airlines professionals.
India's
aviation sector is expected to witness 35,000-crore investment in the next four
years, according to industry estimates. Domestic capacity addition (available
seat kilometers or the passenger-carrying capacity) grew 10.5% in February,
according to a report by stock broking firm Prabhudas Liladhar.
Courtesy
- Economic Times
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