Lok Sabha Question No. 3882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Foreign Pilots Hired by Domestic Airlines
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA, RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3882 (To be answered On the 9th August 2018)

## FOREIGN PILOTS HIRED BY DOMESTIC AIRLINES

SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether domestic carriers have asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for any modification in the contracts of foreign pilots, if $0, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the aviation industry is witnessing any stagnation in terms of opportunities to indian pilots to enhance their training skills;
- (6) the total number of foreign pilots employed by various airlines in the country, airlinewise;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to replace foreign with Indian pilots; pilots
- (f) the anticipated time-frame when all the trained foreign pilots of scheduled carriers would finally be repatriated?
- (e) whether the Government has assessed the requirement of pilots in the country by 2025, if s0, the details thereof and the measures taken by the Government in this regard; and

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(a) No Madam-

(c) No, there are sufficient opportunities available for Indian Pilots to enhance their training skills.

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

() Total number of foreign pilots employed by various airlines are 298. Number of such foreign Pilots employed by airlines is attached at Annexure I

(d) to () The existing provision for allowing foreign pilots to fly Indian registered aircraft on the basis of Foreign Airerew Temporary Authorization(FATA) is 31.12.2020. upto

All the domestic airlines have been advised to develop their in house strength to reduce the dependency 0n foreign pilots; Accordingly, airlines train their pilots to upgrade them Pilot-in-Command/ Commanders and to reduce the dependency O foreign pilots by out forcign pilots. phase

Keeping in view the projected requirements f 1043 aircraft to be inducted by schedule airlines over a period Of next eight years and air crew/ aircraft utilization, there is a projected requirement of approx 12516 pilots in the country by 2025.

ANNEXUREL List of Foreign Pilotsemployed by Airlines

| S.No_   | Schedule                |     |
|---------|-------------------------|-----|
| 1_      | Air Asia                |  17 |
| 2,      | Air India Charters _Ltd |  21 |
| 3_      | Alliance Air            |  56 |
| 4_      | Blue Dart               |  02 |
| 5_      | Go Air                  |  23 |
| 6.      | Indigo                  |  59 |
| 7 .     | Jet Airways             |  41 |
| 8       | Quick Jet Cargo_        |   0 |
|         | Spice Jet               |  18 |
| 10.     | Vistara                 |  02 |
| 11_     | Trujet                  |  19 |
| 12      | Zoom Air                |  04 |
| 13      | Air Odisha              |  03 |
|         | Deccan Charters         |  05 |
| 15.     | Non Schedule            |  28 |
| 16      | Total                   | 298 |