(a) whether a number of Indian carriers have hired foreign pilots;
(b) if so, the reasons and details thereof, carrier - wise;
(c) whether the Government is considering to train more Indian Pilots; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether a number of Indian carriers have hired foreign pilots;
(b) if so, the reasons and details thereof, carrier - wise;
(c) whether the Government is considering to train more Indian Pilots; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI PRAFUL PATEL)
(a) :- Yes, Sir.
(b):- Foreign pilots are engaged by the Indian carriers to
meet the demand of type rated pilots. So far Directorate
General of Civil Aviation has cleared 804 foreign pilots.
The airline - wise break up is Indigo - 66, Paramount
Airways - 21, Blue Dart - 10, Spice Jet - 42, Air Deccan -
149, Alliance Air - 20, Go Air - 13, Kingfisher Airlines -
95, Jet Airways - 271 and Air India - 117.
(c):- Yes, Sir.
(d):- The Government has taken various steps to reduce the
gap between demand and supply of skilled Indian pilots.
These include conditionally increasing the age-limit to 65
years for pilots for exercising the privileges of their
licences for commercial transport operations under
prescribed conditions, upgradation and modernisation of
training infrastructure of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran
Akademi (IGRUA) to enhance its training capacity, setting up
of a world class flying training institute at Gondia,
Maharashtra and assistance to flying clubs by allocating
trainer aircraft through Directorate General of Civil
Aviation/Aero Club of India.