MUMBAI | NEW DELHI: India’s aviation industry may be passing through turbulence because of the troubles at Jet AirwaysNSE 0.34 %, but it is not a mayday call for professionals working with top airliners. Beyond cyclical headwinds, airliners are grappling with a gaping shortfall of talent, data from staffing firm TeamLeaseNSE -1.13 % Services suggest.
The sector is staring at a deficit of 500 pilots in 2019 against the 1,300 the airlines have on the roster now. There is a dearth of cabin crew as well—1,350 short of the optimum 4,900. To handle duties on the ground, there are only 9,200 personnel, compared with the requirement of 15,800, TeamLease data scrolls put together for ET reveal.
