Potential to grow?

Although the aviation sector in India climbed to the ninth position in the world aviation market in 2007, 2008 witnessed the aviation sector battling multiple demons — rising jet fuel prices, and later, the slump in business, as travellers chose cheaper modes of travel under threat of recession.
Kunal Vasudeva, head, Kingfisher Training Academy, states, “From an output perspective, are most airlines recruiting? The answer is no. Will they recruit in the near future? Hopefully, yes. While earlier, airlines may have recruited 15 students, today just three or four make the cut. However, what’s important is that the current batch of students will graduate next June or July, and hopefully, the economy will tide over by then. The slump we’re witnessing right now is temporary.”
However, things aren’t quite as easy for students, who’ve already graduated. Ratan K* has completed his pilot training course, but has been unable to land a job as a pilot. He says, “There are no openings right now. Although we hope for the situation to improve in a couple of months, the fact is that there are about 6,000 people looking for jobs, with maybe only 120 to 130 openings available.”
22/12/08 Anuradha Anupkumar/Times of India

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Dec 2008