Local airlines' pilots leave Korea for China
Nearly 500 pilots from 8 Korean airlines have moved to foreign carriers in the past 5 years, mostly to Chinese rivals, according to govt data, Wednesday, raising concerns that the nation's expanding aviation industry may face a pilot shortage. An Ho-young of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said 460 pilots from the 8 carriers found new jobs at non-Korean companies from 2014 to July 2019, citing information from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Given that the local aviation sector had 6,316 pilots as of the end of last year, the number of those who left Korean-based carriers accounted for nearly 7% of the total. By airline, 172 pilots left Korean Air, followed by 86 from Asiana and 52 from Air Busan, while Jin Air, Jeju Air and Eastar Jet also lost more than 40 pilots, each. <br/>
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Local airlines' pilots leave Korea for China
Nearly 500 pilots from 8 Korean airlines have moved to foreign carriers in the past 5 years, mostly to Chinese rivals, according to govt data, Wednesday, raising concerns that the nation's expanding aviation industry may face a pilot shortage. An Ho-young of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said 460 pilots from the 8 carriers found new jobs at non-Korean companies from 2014 to July 2019, citing information from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Given that the local aviation sector had 6,316 pilots as of the end of last year, the number of those who left Korean-based carriers accounted for nearly 7% of the total. By airline, 172 pilots left Korean Air, followed by 86 from Asiana and 52 from Air Busan, while Jin Air, Jeju Air and Eastar Jet also lost more than 40 pilots, each. <br/>
