Buoyed by the recent boom in the aviation sector, Indian carriers will hire at least 5,000 professionals across categories this year — pilots, cabin crew and airport ground staff as per reports in the ET. Last few years saw high attrition and retrenchment after the onset of the downturn in 2008.
The Indian aviation sector will grow by 18-20% this year, said aviation industry experts. Among airlines, national carrier Air India and low-cost airlines IndiGo and SpiceJet will add more than 1,000 this year. “Our flights will go up to 350 flights per day from 221 currently. We are in the process of hiring 200 pilots, 400-500 cabin crew and as many airport ground staff this year at IndiGo,” said Aditya Ghosh, president, IndiGo.
Demand for pilots is rising due to the dearth of professionals. Airlines are chasing expats as the aviation regulator has allowed foreign nationals to be employed as pilots till December 13, 2013.
The staffing agencies are conservative in their demand projections. “2010 was a recovery year, which saw net addition of 1,500 people, but 2011 is a boom year and we’ll see net addition of 3,000 people or more,” said Kamal Karanth, MD, Kelly Services India, a global staffing company. Out of these 3,000, two-thirds will be cabin crew and the rest will be a mix of engineers and pilots. Over the next five years, the growth in hiring will be between 100% and 200%.”
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