UN aviation agency warns of looming pilot shortage
Hundreds of thousands of pilots will need to be trained to meet growing demand for air transport around the world by 2036, the UN aviation agency said Tuesday. ICAO secretary general Fang Liu said that the number of commercial flights and passengers are forecast to double in the next 15 years while the number of pilots and other airline workers is falling due to attrition. Liu pointed to "the inevitable demographics of aging populations, lowering birth rates, and other attrition factors" for the work force contraction. In addition, aviation is facing increased competition from other sectors "for up-and-coming talent," she said. The ICAO said at least 620,000 pilots will be needed by 2036 to fly commercial aircraft with 100 or more seats. Eighty per cent of those pilots have yet to be trained, it added. <br/>
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UN aviation agency warns of looming pilot shortage
Hundreds of thousands of pilots will need to be trained to meet growing demand for air transport around the world by 2036, the UN aviation agency said Tuesday. ICAO secretary general Fang Liu said that the number of commercial flights and passengers are forecast to double in the next 15 years while the number of pilots and other airline workers is falling due to attrition. Liu pointed to "the inevitable demographics of aging populations, lowering birth rates, and other attrition factors" for the work force contraction. In addition, aviation is facing increased competition from other sectors "for up-and-coming talent," she said. The ICAO said at least 620,000 pilots will be needed by 2036 to fly commercial aircraft with 100 or more seats. Eighty per cent of those pilots have yet to be trained, it added. <br/>
