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Old 3rd Dec 2007, 08:08
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Shortage of Pilots? How much do you reckon these guys will ask for as FOs for an Australian airline?
GLUT OF NEW PILOTS IN INDIA
Yes, you read that right. As international organizations sound the alarm over a worldwide pilot shortage, as regional airlines in the U.S. and Australia cut routes because they lack cockpit crews and as airlines the world over shamelessly poach pilots from competitors, young pilots in India say there’s just too many of them. "Things are going from bad to worse," Gautam Singh, who’s been in the right seat of a budget carrier’s aircraft for 18 months, told The Times of India "But if I leave, there are 10 freshers waiting to take my place."
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