Pilot crunch slows airline expansion plans

IN ROUGH WEATHER ■ CAPA estimates demand for 10,900 additional pilots by 2030, or roughly 1,600 every year ■ Command upgrades require 2,500-6,000 flying hours over many years

- YARUQHULLAH KHAN

AS DOMESTIC AIRLINES prepare for one of the largest aircraft induction cycles globally, the country's aviation sector is grappling with a widening gap between demand for pilots and the capacity of the training ecosystem to supply them - particularly at command level.