Pilot Shortage in 10-15 Years?
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Regarding India let me tell you that DGCA have issued some kind of decree which has banned hiring foreign pilots to work in india in order to have indians trained. And if the fuel price keeps going up most of the airlines will be urged to shut up and there will be no more shortage.
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... and with the current price of oil and pushing towards $200 (as what the economists say) ... it's a bit shady of what time will tell in the next coming months... 
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Another major reason why there is a shortage is because of the cost of training. Money doesnt grow on tree's these days. If the shortage gets that bad, which the airlines will try and hide that there is one, you will find schollarships coming out soon, also possibly government funding - a student loan type thing.
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It all depends of course. At the moment we have problems getting enough qualified entry level pilots. However that will most probably change very soon.
Anyway, at the moment we have three different sponsorship programs in germany, best one of course is Lufthansa, behind that (financially by a long stretch) is Air Berlin and Hapag Lloyd (or Tuifly as they are now called). Cirrus Aviation/Airlines has its own flight school, but i have no clue about any kind of cadet program. Of course, you have to be able to speak german (fluently) for all of those.
There is of course no guarantee of course about any kind of shortage in europe or even only germany in the next 2 years, never mind 15 years.
Anyway, at the moment we have three different sponsorship programs in germany, best one of course is Lufthansa, behind that (financially by a long stretch) is Air Berlin and Hapag Lloyd (or Tuifly as they are now called). Cirrus Aviation/Airlines has its own flight school, but i have no clue about any kind of cadet program. Of course, you have to be able to speak german (fluently) for all of those.
There is of course no guarantee of course about any kind of shortage in europe or even only germany in the next 2 years, never mind 15 years.
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Regarding the future as a pilot
This is my first time here and I´ve started by reading some of the discussion you´ve got going on in here. I have a question. There will always be tuff to get your first job, but that involves all different jobs. My question, do you think it will be more difficult as a woman to get into the aviation arena?I am starting to study in Agust and I am sooo excited about the study as well as nervous about the future.
What do you reckon? Happy for any inputs,
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My question, do you think it will be more difficult as a woman to get into the aviation arena?
