…Says Africa Will Need 22,000 New Pilots In 20 Years
Boeing, the aircraft manufacturing giant has predicted that nearly 1.5 million New Pilots (NP) and New Technicians (NT) would be in demand over the next 20 years.
Boeing made the forecast when its 2016 Pilot and Technician Outlook yesterday at EAA Air Venture Oshkosh.
In its seventh year, the outlook is a respected industry study which forecasts the 20 year demand for crews to support the world’s growing commercial airplane fleet. New this year is a look at cabin crew demand.
Boeing forecasts that between 2016 and 2035, the world’s commercial aviation industry will require approximately 617,000 new commercial airline pilots, 679,000 new commercial airline maintenance technicians and 814,000 new cabin crew
The 2016 outlook shows a growth of 10.5 per cent for pilots over the 2015 outlook and 11.3 per cent for maintenance technicians.
Boeing said that new pilot demand is primarily driven by new airplane deliveries and fleet mix, while new technician demand is primarily driven by fleet growth.
According to the Vice President, Boeing Flight Services, Sherry Carbary, “The Pilot and Technician Outlook has become a resource for the industry to determine demand for successful airline operations. Cabin crew are an integral part of operating an airline, and while Boeing does not train cabin crew like pilots and technicians, we believe the industry can use these numbers for planning purposes.”
According to the airplane manufacturing company the outlook represents a global requirement for about 31,000 new pilots, 35,000 new technicians and 40,000 cabin crew annually. Projected demand for new pilots, technicians and cabin crew by global region for the next 20 years is approximately:
According to Boeing the world would need nearly 1.5 million pilots and technicians and a breakdown of the figure region by region showed that Asia Pacific has the highest forecast with 248,000 pilots and 268,000 new technicians, followed by Europe with 104,000 pilots and 118,000 new technicians and North America with 112,000 pilots and 127,000 new technicians.
Boeing also predicted 51,000 pilots and 50,000 new technicians Latin America, Middle East 58,000 pilots and 66,000 NT, Africa 22,000 NP and 24, 000 NT while Russia / CIS will require 22,000 NP and 26,000 NT by 2035.
According to Boeing the Asia-Pacific region comprises 40 per cent of the global need due to the growth in the single-aisle market, which is driven by low-cost carriers, while North America is the result of new markets opening in Cuba and Mexico and demand in Europe has increased as a response to a strong intra-European Union market.
