Training and Workforce
More than 250,000 New Airline Pilots Needed by 2027: CAE
In its first such forecast, Canadian training provider says industry must adapt assessment and selection processes to meet the demand
Airframers have been doing their part in building newer, better aircraft. But who will fly them?
Airframers have been doing their part in building newer, better aircraft. But who will fly them?

Over the next decade the world’s airlines will need more than a quarter million (255,000) new pilots, including 180,000 additional captains, according to the CAE Airline Pilot Demand Outlook, released here at the Paris Air Show. The total includes 150,000 pilots needed to meet anticipated passenger and fleet growth, and 105,000 to replace current airline pilots expected to retire. The expansion will swell the airline pilot population from about 290,000 today to 440,000 in 2027. By that year, the Asia-Pacific region will need to have added 90,000 new pilots, including 62,000 additional captains, followed by North America (85,000, including 62,000 captains), Europe (50,000, including 32,000 captains) and the Middle East and Africa (30,000, including 20,000 new captains).

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