Aviation regulator DGCA issued 1,622 commercial pilot licenses (CPL) in 2023, which is the highest for any year in the last decade, according to official data.
2023 was the second consecutive year of decade-high CPL issuances after 2022. CPL issuances grew 39 per cent year-on-year (YoY) from 1,165 licenses issued in 2022.
“This is the second consecutive year where the number of licenses issued has witnessed a decade-high,” the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement.
