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Southeast Asia will require 51,500 pilots and 67,400 aircraft technicians through 2030

Published by Afterschool.my on Sep 27, 2012, 01:30 pm

  • Asia Pacific is the world’s fastest-growing aviation market brought on by rapid fleet modernisation and growth in air travel across the region.
  • This market however could face an acute shortage of pilots and aircraft technicians in the next decade.
  • According to plane maker Boeing, Asia Pacific would need some 185,600 new pilots and 243,500 new technicians through 2030. Southeast Asia will require 51,500 pilots and 67,400 technicians, accounting for 28 percent of all Asia Pacific demand.
  • Airlines in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines have placed orders for hundreds of planes over the past year, said Boeing.
  • Boeing also said that the global air cargo market will expand a 5.2% annual rate over the next 20 years. Through liberasation of markets, trade is expected to fuel this growth in air cargo. 
  • In Malaysia, air travel is becoming a very crucial driver of the country’s tourism. After the recession, the local aviation industry is expected to pick up from this year onwards. This is made evident by the 10 new airlines LCCT KLIA 2 will be hosting this May 2013.
  • The global aviation Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) industry is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.4 percent from 2009 to 2019, and is forecast to be worth RM208 billion in 2019.
  • Realising the potential of the airline industry with increasing demand for MRO service, a new facility is set up in Hyderabad by Malaysian Airline System (MAS), GMR Aerospace Engineering Co. Ltd (MGAE).
  • This joint venture will facilitate heavy maintenance of the A320 and B737NG aircraft and will place Malaysia as the regional MRO hub.
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