Currently there is shortage of pilots for commercial aviation in many parts of the world. For example, it was reported that in the US there is shortage of pilots, particularly at the regional airline levels. The report indicated that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that there were about 827,000 pilots in the US in 1987. […]
At different for a, industry stakeholders have expressed concerns about the unemployment of about 500 indigenous pilots, whereas Nigerian airlines employ expatriate pilots and pay them huge emoluments, including outrageous holiday allowances. Also, Nigerian airlines and other aviation organisations employ expatriate engineers, technical advisers, flight schedulers, cabin crew managers, commercial directors and even airline financial […]
One of the major challenges in manpower development in aviation is industry is the cost of training. Many young people dream of becoming pilots in the future but when the cost of training is broached, many parents know that they won’t be able to afford it. Not only the exorbitant cost, in Nigeria there is […]
