Lok Sabha Question No. 3500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Employment Scope in Aviation Sector
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari, Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3500

(To be answered on the

24th

## EMPLOYMENT SCOPE IN AVIATION SECTOR

3500.

SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) the details of airlines and the airbuses which are flying across the country since 2017;
- (c) the initiatives taken by the Government to increase the employment scope and completion for type rating to licensed pilots in the country?
- (b) whether the Government has made any assessment on demand and employment scope for staff; crew and pilots in the country by 2030 and if s0, the details thereof;

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN: (DR) V. K SINGH (RETD))

- (a) The details of airlines and airbuses (airbus aircraft-fleet) flying in the country since 2017 are enclosed in Annexure.
- (b) Staff, crew and pilots are engaged directly by airlines and their service providers  While; the Government does not conduct any specific assessment of the demand for such professionals, based on stakeholders feedback, it is estimated that India may require around 1000 fresh commercial pilots per annum over the next five to Six years:
- (c) The initiatives taken by the Government to increase the employment scope and completion for type rating to licensed in the country are as follows: (The Airports Authority of india (AAI), on 25 September 2020, approved a liberalised Flying Training Organisations (FTO) policy wherein the concept of airport royalty (revenue share payment by FTOs to AAI) was abolished and land rental charges were significantly rationalised. pilots
- (ii) Under the old policy, around 13% royalty was charged on FTO revenue and land rentals were linked to local land rates.

(iii) AAI received bids for all nine FTO slots in March 2021 despite the airline sector going through a serious financial crisis due to Covid.

(v) In the second round of FTO creation; tender process is in progress for establishing 15 FTOs at 10 Airports namely Cooch Behar, Tezu; Jharsuguda, Deoghar, Meerut; Kishangarh, Hubli, Kadapa, Bhavnagar and Salem Airports:

(iv) AAI issued award letters on 31 2021 and 29 October 2021 for nine FTOs to be established at five airports at Belagavi (Karnataka); Jalgaon (Maharashtra), Kalaburagi (Karnataka) Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) and Lilabari (Assam): Soft launch of two FTOs at Kalabuargi was done on 15 August 2021. May

(vi) DGCA has introduced new Online On Demand Examination (OLODE) for the AME and flight crew (FC) candidates with effect from November 2021. These license examinations provide an opportunity to the candidates to choese date and time to appear in the examination aS per his/her choice on the available slots of the examinations.

(vii) DGCA has modified its regulations to empower Flying Instructors with the right to authorise flight operations at FTOs. This will increase the flying hours and aircraft utilisation at each FTO and lead to faster completion of the CPL requirements. help

## ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 3500 FOR 24.03.2022

## List of airlines and airbuses since 2017 along

| S No.   | Name of the Operator                                                | Category                    | AOC No.   | Date of Issue   | Airbus Fleet as on 22.03.2022   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|         | Airasia (India) Ltd. (Air Asia)                                     | Scheduled Operator          | S-26      | 07.05.2014      | 30                              |
| 2       | Air India Ltd. (Air India)                                          | Scheduled Operator          |           | 30.01.2008      | 76                              |
| 3       | Air India Express Ltd. (Air India Express)                          | Scheduled Operator          | S-14      |                 |                                 |
|         | (Alliance Aic)                                                      | Scheduled Operator          | S-8       |                 |                                 |
| 5       | Aviation Connectivity Infrastructure Developers Pvt: Ltd (AIR TAXI) | Scheduled Commuter Operator | SC-08     |                 |                                 |
|         | Big Charter Pvt: Ltd. (Fly Big)                                     | Scheduled Commuter Operator | SC-07     |                 |                                 |
|         | Blue dart Aviation Ltd. (Cargo)                                     | Scheduled Operator          | 5-13      |                 |                                 |
| 8       | Ghodawat Enterprises Pvt: Ltd: (STAR AIR)                           | Scheduled Commuter Operator | SC-04     |                 |                                 |
| 9       | GO Airlines (India) Ltd. (Go First)                                 | Scheduled Operator          | S-18      | 28.10.2005      | 58                              |
| 10      | Interglobe Aviation Ltd. (Indigo)                                   | Scheduled Operator          | 5-19      | 03.08.2006      | 244                             |
| 11      | Pawan Hans Ltd. (SCO)                                               | Scheduled Commuter Operator | SC-06     |                 |                                 |
| 12      | Spice Jet Ltd: (Spice Jet)                                          | Scheduled Operator          |           |                 |                                 |
|         | TATA SIA Airlines Ltd. (Vistara)                                    | Scheduled Operator          | S-27      | 15.12.2014      | 44                              |
| 14      | Turbo Megha Ainways Pvt  Ltd. (Tru Jet)                             | Scheduled Commuter Operator | SC-01     |                 |                                 |

(Source: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA))

Annexure