Industry Demand
20 Year Pilot Projections
Pilot Training College has an established, tried and tested model, which is a unique technology driven approach to training commercial pilots for the modern cockpit and crew environment. This model is perfectly positioned for expansion worldwide to meet the significant future demand for pilots due to airline growth and pilot requirements. There is a projected ongoing training requirement for 18,155 pilots annually over the next 20 years. In Europe alone the expected demand is going to be 3,670 pilots per annum (Source: Flight Training News: July 09). This is mainly as a result of planned retirements of pilots within Europe and the envisaged growth of aircraft fleets within the airline industry. Currently, the European capacity to train pilots each year is approximately 1,200 pilots. Today the JAA licence is the most recognised and sought after licence in the world of aviation.