How many pilots are UNEMPLOYED in INDIA? and WHY?

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Recently, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (otherwise known as the DGCA) issued a new policy that airline captains in India must give one year of notice to their employer regarding their departure and first officers must give six months’ notice. The one year notice is an increase from the previous six month notice period for captains. According to the Indian Express, “Regulator DGCA took the decision to have one-year notice period for pilots as there is shortage of commanders”, according to union minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju who also observed that flights cannot be held to ransom due to non-availability of pilots.
In a very short period of time, the supply of pilots in India has gone from a glut to a shortage, and the policy change by the DGCA on restricting pilot movement is just one indication. Though there are still likely several thousand CPL holders unemployed in India, many of those are likely no longer current or unable to pay the additional expenditure that would be required to get current. Some FAA CPL holders who have flight time that is more than 5 years old have even started to return to the USA to refresh those hours. Many, of course, have simply moved on to other careers while they were waiting for pilot hiring to improve in India. At one time, the list of unemployed CPL holders in India was over 6,000. However, hiring exams for large airlines in India offered in the past few years have drawn fewer and fewer applicants, now typically yielding less than 2,000 applicants. Less than 20% of those are regularly deemed qualified.
A search of the websites of all of the airlines based in India and of articles published in recent months regarding pilot hiring indicates that nearly all airlines in India are hiring.
India’s airline growth in 2016 was 20%, a likely unsustainable increase over the longer term. According to published reports in late August, IATA’s chief economist is now predicting growth in 2017 closer to 10% than 20%. “You would expect it to slow because the economy has slowerd - not very much - and we are getting towards the end of big stimulus from the fall in oil prices,” according to Brian Pearce.
Both Airbus and Boeing update their worldwide forecasts of airliner purchases each year. Both do a 20 year period prediction and both are very bullish for purchases in the Asia-Pacific region and in India in particular. Airbus shows China at +12.7% and India at +12.6% leading the way in capacity growth worldwide in 2016. Fueling this growth is growth of the Low Cost Carriers (LCCs) like IndiGo which was aided by deregulation and growth in the intra-regional market.
Boeing forecasts that the share of the world fleet in the Asia-Pacific region will grow from 29% today to 37% in 20 years. Boeing states that Asia is forecast to be the biggest travel market by 2036 fueled in large part by economic growth. Boeing also forecasts that Southeast Asia will create a demand for 4,210 airplanes over the next 20 years with 2,100 of those planes needed in India. Many of the most current forecasts, however, mention some possible slow-downs in the airline market caused by several factors including the possible increasing price of fuel. The nation’s infrastructure, particularly in India, may also slow growth if it does not keep up with demand. There are already indications that the largest airports in India may have difficulty opening slots for the smaller regional planes at the nation’s largest airports.
CAE’s recently released 10 year forecast of airline pilot demand also predicts exceptional growth over that period. In Europe and the USA that growth is due primarily to pilot retirements, that is not the case in the Asia-Pacific region. CAE predicts a worldwide growth of 255,000 airline pilots required over the next 10 years with 90,000 of those required in the Asia-Pacific region. They go on to note that 50% of the pilots who will be flying in the year 2027 worldwide have not even started to train yet. 70% of the predicted increase in pilots needed in the Asia-Pacific region will be due to growth in the airline industry. They note that “India’s recent implementation of less stringent foreign ownership rules may help stimulate air travel growth.”
World-wide factors are also increasing demand for pilots from India. Hiring by air carriers in the Middle East including Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar has lured many experienced captains from India. There is also movement between carriers in India of even experienced first officers seeking a quicker route to the commander position.
Of course, CAE, Airbus, and Boeing are all beneficiaries of any growth in commercial airline purchases, so keep that in mind when evaluating their very optimistic forecasts..

[@BoeingBoy]

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[@harshkumarthakur7233]

Thank you very much sir for making these video because I also want to became a commercial pilot.. But my father he has rumors in his mind that you will not get a job and you will unemployed after investing lots of money to training... But after seeing your video all doubts are clear and my father also realise that money is not a big factor the big medicine to get a job is hardwork and labour. Thank you sir...

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[@dac3397]

Great Video Tapshi sir, would love to hear from you about the predictions on aviation market for students planning to start their training within 1-2 years

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Hello, can you pls make a video on your interview.

[@waseemdar700]

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[@malabika6226]

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[@BanshRajput-gc7tl]

You have to join ground classes for preparing dgca exams or you can also do it by yourself

[@debasisrout2821]

Ratio of the pilots unemployed is very less and competition level is also very low as compared to other jobs, agreed...... but when you consider the initial investment for CPL, I don't think any one would be even thinking of being unemployed in rarest of their dreams.

[@arvindsingh9033]

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[@twinklejha6964]

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[@python9657]

you do know that most of the cpl holders would be rather rich or upper middle class family people

[@wellido4134]

True

[@mohitpalsingh2094]

If One Really Wants To Fulfill His Dreams He Will Find Some Or The Other Way Out. People Who Aren't That Passionate Will Quit Even If He/She Has The Finances. I Know A Lot Of People Who Were Financially Weak But Didn't Let This Thing Stop Them. They Worked For It. I Know A Lot Of People Who Worked In Some Other Field, Earned For Their CPL And Came Over Here. A Person Will Find Easy To Make Excuses. But If You Really Wanna Do It Work Hard For It. Plus The Competition Level If 5000 People Are Competing For 70 Vacancies Then It Rate About 1.5% Which Is Also Very Less

[@utkarsh531998]

Sir should we start cpl training in 2020 ?? Or we should start after 1 year

[@adityaarora7576]

yes much needed topic....due to the current situation

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Can you tell us how a pilot interview will be like

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Nicely explained I was confused with this question since long. Thanx a lot 😊

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[@vibhavkamath3756]

Thank you so much for doing this video and giving some perspective on it! :)

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Very useful video it cleared a lot of my misconceptions and the rumours which fly around the internet most of the times thanks for this video !

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Best motivational video I have see for aspiring pilots... lets subscribe to this guy now ... I was waiting for the moment

[@shreyasts7032]

Can you please make a video on the common questions asked in an interview or the questions we have to be prepared for! Amazing content too!

[@praneethkumar806]

And what about the people who want to start their training in 2020 how likely would it be for us??? Due to Carona, is there any affect on airlines about hiring new pilots???

[@rajveerd7795]

Thank you bro this video was helpful, but i wanna ask that as per current situation bec of COVID-19 all over the world aviation has affected & in india aviation industry is growing slow as compare to other countries, so as of now doing cpl will be good option or should wait? Bec there are risk of unemployment and many other things. So like doing cpl spending almost 70 lakh will it be a good option as of now or not?

[@tanujverma2840]

Great content. Definitely cleared many doubts.

[@shrutipatel2411]

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[@apoorvasutar]

Sir thanks alot to clear this doubt, this doubt had been hindering me for so long, thanks for being so much honest with us❤️

[@romeomike62]

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Hey Tapesh sir.. you help me out with many of my doubts... Thanks for making such great content..Love from Pune Maharashtra 💌

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Loved the video. I was looking for 1 like this. As i m an aspirant pilot so want to get the real figures. So thank you very much😍😍😇

[@hemachandarkaliyannan2724]

Things will fall in place as long as you have given your level best!!! WORD.. Respect ✊

[@rehaankhan3912]

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[@lovearshi2907]

Sir why do some airline pilots have various country flags on their ID strap ?

[@pateldishen]

Bro please make a video on..... If we doesn't start anything just completed 12th is this the right time to start preparing for dgca exams + training????

[@adityaarora7576]

yes please....a lot of guys are looking forward to this

[@kamalsandhu650]

Yaa I also want to know this I have given 12th exams recently

[@sid90maske]

Absolutely. Start with your medical tests and then prepare for your DGCA CPL exams.

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[@burhanpirwala5760]

@@sid90maske next 2 years is not good for Avaition feild .. so no new students should go in Dis feild .. Due to covid many pilots ll loose der job .. so naye ko kaha se job milegi

[@vivekchoudhury6648]

Can you please make another video on the current situation of aviation in India, after the Coronavirus pandemic ? Is it safe to get into CPL training now ? Or is it better to wait ? What are your views ?

[@KiranAgrawal]

Sir this gave a huge motivation to me after seeing the hit in aviation after the covid 19 pandamic .... Thank you 👍🏻😀

[@knightmare7756]

Make a video describing current situation of aviation industry & how much time it will take to recover!✈️✈️

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Getting answers to my all the questions back to back in your videos!

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Thank You, Captain. Ur video contents r so precious. Keep it up. Good Day.

[@appalakarthik6166]

Thank you tapesh sir because you cleared my big doubt in this video and I am very thank full to you sir 🙏🙏

[@TalesOfTheApron]

Sir could you please make a video for what all was asked in your interview round for pilot.

[@shubhambiswas2947]

Yes! Well asked question. Sir we all want to know about this topic and also how one should prepare for this. Please make a video on that, sir

[@sohampadale4516]

Yes actually , is it fr airline company interview ? Then even I want to know how does a company take our interview or exam and how long is the process ,

[@TalesOfTheApron]

@Ricky varghese yes brother

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@@shubhambiswas2947 I am also interested in airline business and aircraft. This is a pretty good video explaining many aspects of the business especially on Indian situation. I also watch 'Mentour pilot" and 'Captain Joe' on youtube!

[@derr5943]

Would you suggest taking up cadet program or the conventional way?

[@HarshMaan4455]

Apko job kitne time baad mili cpl krne k baad ?

[@shiven378]

Sir you need to do something for audio it get high automatically and gets low sometimes. Sorry 😐

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You're right. Dont worry on misinformations. Just be passionate and sensible. You will make your way.

[@cricketfan614]

One of the big misconception is people thing they don't have to study much for piloting.......You have so much to learn and it is one of the job where u should study for whole life....

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[@shrutibhadauriya9646]

According to this recent situation do u think it is good for training .

[@ishasonwane8143]

Sir which books i should prefer to clear dgca exam...i mean which author ...?

[@dilipmeka9259]

Thank you for the information brother..!!

[@lalitmajrikar3835]

Please tell us about your type rating the initial one (B737) and about how a cpl holder should do it on its own? Thank you

[@hrishabbanik8627]

Ya thanks for your suggestions and that's right we have to be more concentrated with our jobs..

[@Saarthak_bhatt]

I loved your videos tapesh sir!🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@pilot-ayush-A320]

Looking at the current situation in India, is it a good time to start one's aviation training post-COVID lockdown ? Can things stabilize after an year or 2 post-COVID lockdown in aviation industry?

[@atharva.kotkar1086]

Nope bro

[@19.vishveshgupta32]

Nope bro

[@aravind_narayanan]

Sir one doubt, please reply, Is it preferred to go into cadet pilot program if i take education loan, as my father would be retiring and financially I wont have support from family?

[@anuragmb8006]

Correctly said sir..... Your video is like a very good and trusted source of information

[@satyamsharmamusics]

When I'm wearing earphone, why most of your voice coming from right side?

[@tarang926]

if u start calculating unemployed Engg/doctors/laywers/new grads it'll take atleast 20-30 years

[@HimanshuSharma-kh1js]

Lol😂

[@KiranKumar512]

Lol🤣

[@hannandalvi8559]

Thank you for your inspiration

[@chaahatgoyal8493]

as 2000 pilots are unemployed, shoudl we consider appearing for exams and investing in it now?

[@rishitbirole9145]

No very risk

[@nakul3075]

can you please make a video about all of the problems you faced and also how you felt on your first solo flight

[@akash.sharma]

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[@shreyasoni8480]

Hi Tapish wanted to ask you if pilots feel jetlagged as well?

[@riteshkumar6403]

Very informative video. Thanks for sharing.

[@sanapaul6630]

I m in 10th class rn and after 12th I want to start my pilot training so I want to know that in future pilot will be unemployed or not?

[@bleedaviation201]

How should I approach the RTR exam? Is it really that hard?

[@shreyast4651]

As everyone are suggesting in the comments, can you please make a video on the questions asked in interviews and oral exams! Your content is as usual amazing!💞

[@waseemdar700]

Bhai 12th k baad kya flying skool directly join karna hota hai plzzz mujha hlp kro I'm from kashmir .yahan pilot k baray mai koi counseling nahi krta .aap mujha help kr sakta ho

[@harshitrao8729]

@@waseemdar700 bhai aisa nhi h, u can become pilot as long as you're 33, and it hardly takes 2 yrs to become pilot so if you start ur aviation carrier at the age of 29, you can still become a pilot very easily I prefer u, if u can, first do ur engineering or any graduation than clear FCAT exam and clear ssb, join air force, serve your desh for few years and retire directly as a captain! or u can clear nda now if possible. This is da cheapest and best way to become a pilot but it takes a lot of har dwork

[@indhujasundaramoorthy6663]

Thank u so much tapesh.. I really want to become a pilot. I'm 16 years old n currently stuck in 12th grade online classes. When I looked into the count of unemployed pilots, I was scared... But this video was very useful to realise many things.... U r my big inspiration. Thank you

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Where are you now

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what about u now?

[@gettothepoint2707]

Great video! But could you please reply to my last question? Which is the cheapest flight school?

[@AlexDaimari007]

Are you wearing this uniform whole day and night 😂 ?

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😁This is the craze of Aviation 🤘

[@paresh109]

Point hai bro 😅😅😅

[@WelkinBoy]

One of the most informative video I saw today , being an aerospace engineer I know the difficulties faced in the aviation industry. Thankyou for being such a great source of information. Ispired by you even I am comming up with a youtube channel 😊😊

[@Dipayan01]

Sir, will the lockdown have any effect on Indian aviation or aviation job vacancy ?? sir please video this topic....

[@saurikish]

Thank you for this video Tapesh

[@ketanpatil4001]

Thank you sir it helped a lot to me !

[@meghnaramaratnam3059]

I had a query...so one must do their type rating after landing a job or before landing a job?

[@Golfyankeee]

It depends normally some companies prefer taking type rated pilots and give more priority to them while sometimes the company hire you first and then send you for your type rating as per their guidance.... So its totally upto you whether you wanna do your type rating yourself first and then apply for jobs (which is i think a better way ) or get hired by company and then do your rating. Hope you got your ans :))

[@pranavravi1052]

Seriously speaking, if you have the money for it just go for it. But keep in mind that you'll be slashing out almost half of the market when you complete type rating as you'll be rating yourself for either the Airbus A320 or the B737. So you'll be hired only by the airline that sports your aircraft's fleet. Indigo or AirAsia if you chose A320 or spicejet or another airline (Not Sure) if you chose the 737.

[@meghnaramaratnam3059]

@@Golfyankeee Thank you!

[@meghnaramaratnam3059]

@@pranavravi1052 Thank you!

[@adityasonkhla9972]

Typerating baad m hi krni chahiye jaise maanlo aapne Airbus 320 ki typerating Kar li aur agar aapne kisi company k interview m paas ho gye lekin. Us company ko agar Boeing 737 ka pilot chahiye toh phir aapko again Boeing 737 ki typerating krni pdegi toh phir thoda bahut loss hoga Agar aapke paas money h toh aap kr skte ho typerating pehle

[@apoorvasutar]

Sir could u please make another video on the upcoming vacancies and whether or not we should consider starting our training after the covid-19 crisis and if airlines would release vacancies in the future or not, sir please clear these doubts too 🙏🏻

[@sunherishriyan2018]

Are pilots jobless in india even if he/she is has completed all courses including type rating n all plz reply ?

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Yes still😭

[@vickysaw577]

Sir , your these kinds of information gives us lots of pease from your negative thoughts. Thank you so much sir 🥰🥰

[@mrkaif9381]

Bhai abhi 12th ke baad es situation me cpl karna better hoga kya? aur ya phir graduation ke bad es situation ko dekhte hue

[@geetha4081]

Tapesh sir u r just great❤️ Got so much inspired from u n keep going the same sir ❤️💫 Loads of love sir🙏❤️ Sir one reply plzzz...

[@sohampadale4516]

Sir can a CPL holder and a self type rated pilot get a job and do we have to go for line training if we get in an airline ? And do they charge us or deduct salary and first do they hire us ?

[@anjalimudiraj8822]

Hello sir I want information what type rating when should we do type rating after giving interview in any airline or before giving interview in Any airlines what did you suggest please reply

[@jaisinghhembrom6056]

Thanks for video ❤️

[@aravind_narayanan]

10000000% useful video. Thanks a lot Sir✌️🤞

[@roaringglutton2944]

Brother will this aveation field be the same after corona virus leaves?? Plzz reply...

[@dhrubajyotisarma5247]

Sir make a video on cadet program in cadet program do they give guarantee of giving the job..

[@lonepiggy7709]

Does vinod yadav aviation academy offer dgca exams + rtr exams coaching?

[@NOBODY75657]

Yes they do...

[@malleshamnagasaram3276]

what would be the situation after two years . because i am in 12th right now and i am interested get into this field . plz reply this would help me a lot

[@surajp8842]

2 year is enough bro to heal this crisis loss .. everything will be good

[@soumojit_aero]

Another master stroke video to relieve future stress for Aviators........❤️✈️

[@pranavasrinivas2085]

How is pilot interview will be what questions they will ask?

[@neelamsoni6847]

Sir please make a video on best flying school in india for typerating course and for cpl because now i am studying in class 12 with pcm stream and in future i also want to became a pilot .sir,I will be grateful to you if you make a video on this topic.thank you

[@sanjaykumarram2386]

Thank you so much sir Hardwork can make anything possible

[@panwarsparsh18]

Hey Bhaiya, I'm into my 2nd year of Engineering and I'm confused if i want to pursue aviation post my graduation. Confused because whether i really want to do it or it's just my Quarantine imagination. I have queries regarding subject difficulties and types of subjects that we have to study for CPL like signals or electronics etc. Hope you'll be helping me in this . And genuinely i really admire you and Gaurav Taneja sir for fabulous work and amazing content 💯♥️

[@CaptainGPS]

CPL subjects arent difficult, if you are in 2nd year engg you can easily crack the cpl exams. all the best.

[@panwarsparsh18]

Thanks

[@butterchicxn]

Bro I am curious now. Did you pursue aviation?

[@muktaagarwal7614]

sir, I am in grade 10th and want to become a pilot. should I apply for CPL after my 12th or get a professional degree and then appear for CPL. Please answer my question! by the way, love your videos, and information given by you is priceless! Thanks

[@lisiawilliams9775]

Where did you do your training from?

[@shashankkumar4589]

Bhai aapne engineering karke pilot bane thae ya cadet programe sae?

[@naval9389]

Sir agr cpl license mil gya ho to hme phele typewriting krni pdti hai Ya vacancies mai apply krna hota hai fir hme company typewriting ka lia bolti hai Plz reply

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As of everytime Waiting for your thankyou🥺🥺❤️

[@rageshtheeskysurfer4807]

Sir tell us what are the questions been asked in the airline interview and also some tips to get hired by an airline ..also please tell us about job oppurtunities in abroad doing cpl in the same country ...

[@waseemdar700]

Bhai 12th k baad kya flying skool directly join karna hota hai plzzz mujha hlp kro I'm from kashmir .yahan pilot k baray mai koi counseling nahi krta .aap mujha help kr sakta ho

[@shreyast866]

Tapeshh siiir ... Please try to make a video with questions asked in interview which you remember! You are the best one out here I could ask, and you make amazing content too❤️

[@Rohit_Srivastava]

Bhaiya please bta dijiye humein yeh Corona khtm hone ke baad ya phir aane wale Saal mein aviation Career choose krna chaiye because of recession aur agar krna chaiye toh conventional cpl ya phir cadet program krna chaiye.please reply bhaiya please

[@aayushmalla2624]

Should we start training as pilot as of 2020 or after a year this corona ends please do a QNA

[@devanshagarwal7575]

I am no expert but what I feel is it would take atleast 2 years for aviation industry to recover and the recruitment of cadet pilots will be the top priority for the airlines. The future is secured for those who are from cadet pilot program but there will be some problems for those who have conventionally got their cpl.

[@tarlapallyajay511]

Cadet is the safest way to land a job as a airline pilot. U’ll end up paying more but you save many many years of unemployment and frustration.

[@aymanmuzammil5777]

Mr tapesh can you give a step by step info of being a pilot right after class 10 Please

[@mushtaquseshaika6090]

In which airline do you work and according to you which airline is best

[@nishithacharya7735]

u didn't tell about NON TYPE RATED PILOTs with CPL...thts what was there in that screenshot in the beginning...