The pilots may not be around this year - but what about 5 years time? Who wouldn't lay a bet that India and China's booming economies don't see a huge surge in the amount of trained pilots (like thousands of software developers being trained in the last 5 years and now working here) - I assume there is good money to be made in it as a career choice so I would fully expect the numbers wanting to train to increase in the developing worlds.
No, does not work quite that easy. The Chinese FTO's are maxed out. Recent figures shows China to end up with a pilot shortage of about 8-9000....at the end of 2011 (2012). Besides usually the problem in Asia is not licensed pilots, its the lack of experienced and well trained pilots, like the ones flying for BA.
Good luck to the BA guys and gals!!
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