India needs 30,000 pilots for 1,700 ordered jets: Ram Mohan Naidu
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said India will need 30,000 more pilots once the pending orders for 1,700 aircraft from the Indian carriers are delivered. He noted that India currently has around 8,000 pilots for a fleet of 834 aircraft. He further said there is a need for more flying training organisations to meet the demand.