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Follow on Google News | China Pilots Association Publishes 2014-2015 Job Vacancy Report & ForecastAlthough current pilot position vacancies in China are only 239, the CPA surveyed 25 major and regional airline HR Directors as well as 139 MNCs operating in Chinese cities expect to hire1,800+ expat pilots in 2015
25 HR Directors cooperated and completed the CPA's annual head count and forecast survey and the figures were tabulated last week. China's aviation industry is now booming as the Chinese government freed up more airspace for the civil aviation market as local Chinese entreprenuers and international companies purchased 9,127 private aircraft in 2013 and this number may double by the end of 2015. The Chinese government has also authorized $4.6 Billion for the construction of 62 new provincial airports to accomodate second tier cities in need of business shuttle, and air courier services as well as expanding tourism nation-wide. Over the next ten years China is expected to employ over 300,000 commercial pilots, and three new flights schools opened in China in the last six months. The CPA 2015 hiring forecast is broken down in six categories as follows: * Commercail ATP - Majors: (980 new jobs rojected for 2015) * Commerical - Regional: (135 new jobs projected for 2015) * Commercial - Air Freight (79 new jobs projected for 2015) * Commercial - Corporate (235 new jobs projected for 2015) * Commercial - Charters (48 news jobs projected for 2015) * Helicopter - All Market Segments (129 jobs projected for 2015) According to the 2015 China Pilots Association 2015, Chinese airlines will be hiring 700+ Captains and the balance will be first officers. Details are avaiable at http://ChinaPilotsAssociation.org. While local Chinese pilots are still up in arms with demands for equal pay, the aviation industry of China still insists on giving hiring preferences to western expat veteran pilots who are fluent in English. As Phil Carver explained: "I can truly empathize with Chinese pilots, most of whom have demonstrated excellent flying skills, but 57% of all air accidents occur due to faulty communications and misunderstandings of the English language by foreign pilots. Safety always has to be the primary concern in the aviation industry, so until Chinese pilots can become truly fluent in English, the standard global language for pilots and air traffic controllers, we can appreciate the preference for native English-speaking pilots". The CPA will meet with CAC officials next week with a proposal to offer advanced Aviation English to Chinese pilots in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, in an effort to resolve current tension and resentment of the 30,000+ Chinese pilots whose average total time hours now stand at 3,012 compared to 4,278 for western pilots. To be fair, China only joined the international aviation world in the 1980s and is making excellent progress in flight safety standards with assistance from the FAA. End
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