Mumbai: An acute shortage of trained manpower in business aviation is affecting flight safety in the fast growing sector, industry regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said recently. "Safety is a major issue and the general aviation aircraft are more at risk. Not because of the weather or anything, but for the acute shortage of trained manpower in the sector," EK Bharat Bhushan, Director General, DGCA said. "But I can assure you that no compromises would be made on this front," he said, addressing a conference on 'General Aviation' organised by Indo-American Chamber of Commerce in New Delhi, according to a Manorama report.
According to Bhushan, as the economy grows the demand for business jets will increase by 10 per cent year-on-year. "The demand for business jets will grow higher as they can fly to destinations not served (connected) by scheduled operators. Business jets are no longer seen a luxury (item) they are also in demand for usage for chartered services, tourism and medical purposes," Bhushan said.
10/02/12 Travel Biz Monitor
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