Training Report-EN

Last month Asian Sky Group (ASG) published its first report on
the business jet charter market in the Asia-Pacific region (go to
www.asianskygroup.com & “Reports”). In that report, ASG noted
that the industry is facing numerous challenges, from a lack of
infrastructure, to airspace regulations, to finding enough aviation
professionals to support the charter market. However, this
shortage of aviation professionals is not just isolated to pilots.
There is also a shortage of mechanics, engineers, and dispatchers.
Although ASG was talking about a sub-set of the business jet
market when we referred to charter, the overwhelming response
from readers was that the shortage isn’t just limited to business
jets, but is an even larger issue for the commercial airline market.
Equally, it has been widely reported by manufacturers such as
Boeing, as well as others that the worldwide demand for air travel
is going to grow significantly over the coming decades. More
relevant to ASG is that the demand for air travel from within Asian
countries is growing even faster, with projections of over 100
million new passengers entering the Asian market within the next
20 years.
Most of the industry’s attention to date has been focused on pilot
needs in Mainland China, for good reason, but ASG has made a
point to look at the training market in every Asian country, and
emphasize the particular benefits or challenges each country
faces in developing a home grown population of successful pilots
to meet growing demand.
ASG also was privileged to have the opportunity to speak with
Omni Aviation’s President Steven Virata, and Aviatory Indonesia’s
President Ziva Narendra Arifin to better understand their training
programs in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively.
As ASG’s first Training School Report, we hope the material
provided is enlightening and helps the industry plan for the future.
In future versions of this report ASG plans to provide even more
detail, and expand the scope of our coverage to include engineers,
cabin crew and other facets of the market.
Thank you to our readers and supporters.
This growth will ultimately not just impact the demand for pilots
but also the type of training, instructors, aircraft and simulators as
well. Pilot training is therefore an essential – some would argue
the essential – factor affecting business and commercial aviation
in the Asia-Pacific region.
For the inaugural issue of ASG’s Training School Report, we will
summarize the size, nature, scope of the training school industry
throughout the Asia-Pacific region, particularly with regards to
the established base of schools, the existing fleet of aircraft, their
capabilities, and license offerings.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey C. Lowe
Managing Director, Asian Sky Group
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