India has 25K licensed pilots, govt informs LS
New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- India has 25,001 pilots below the age of 65 and holding valid flying licenses, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday, even as the government said that it does not maintain data on commercial or airline pilots that are unemployed or not in active service.
In a written response to queries raised by Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmaker, Minister of State (MoS) for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol provided category wise details of licences issued by the civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
According to the data, the country has 10,051 Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) holders for planes and 210 for helicopters. Maximum license holders are the Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL)....
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