Aviation Industry Leaders Comments

"The industry would require 466,650 pilots and 596,500 maintenance personnel worldwide by 2029 because of strong demand for aircraft, Boeing said in a statement released in Singapore. Of those, 180,600 pilots and 220,000 mechanics would be needed in the Asia-Pacific region," it said

“India next to China is one of the biggest growth hubs for the aviation industry,” said Airbus CEO, Tom Enders

"One of the major advantages of an MRO company in India is the low manpower cost, roughly $30-35 per hour, which is about 60 per cent cheaper than Western Europe and USA," points out Gurvinder P.S. Arora, Senior Manager, KPMG

“The advantages of having an MRO locally is availability of skilled labour at affordable cost,” KN Unni, Air India, told Financial Express

"A few years from now, India may well become a major outsourcing hub for global aviation players," says Mr Subhranshu Sekhar Das, Director at Frost & Sullivan and an MRO analyst in an interview with the Hindu Business Line"

“The ferry time of getting the aircraft serviced in India is another advantage, which will save valuable fuel, logistic costs, lost opportunity, engine, APU (auxiliary power unit) and component hours,” said Ravi Menon, Executive Director at Air Works.