Air India deal with Boeing, Airbus
According to top aviation industry experts, the latest mega deal between Tata-owned Air India and aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus will directly and indirectly create over 200,000 jobs in India. Air India, which currently has a fleet of 140 planes, will purchase 470 planes from Boeing and Airbus under the agreement.
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According to the experts, the deal would create a flurry of jobs in the Indian aviation sector because the airline would require operational staff as well as employees for ancillary roles.
“There are two aspects to the types of jobs that will be created, direct employment and indirect employment,” said Mark Martin, CEO of Martin Consulting, an aviation consulting firm. A narrow-body aircraft generates approximately 400 direct and indirect jobs. And it’s around 600-700 for a wide-body plane.”
“Direct Employment will include those who are directly employed by the airline, such as pilots, cabin crew, and all technical and non-technical staff,” Martin explained further. For a narrow-body aircraft, this is around 175 feet. Adding in indirect people, i.e. people outside the company who support the aircraft, such as airport staff, air traffic controllers, transportation vendors, service providers, and others, this figure rises to.
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According to an aviation industry expert, “direct employment in the case of a widebody is around 250 to 300, and after including indirect employment, this number can go up to 600 to 700.”
“By extrapolating this data, one can conclude that the number of jobs created would be in the range of 2,02,000 to 2,09,000,” he said.
Former Air India executive director Jitender Bhargava echoed these sentiments.
“Air India will require experienced pilots, cabin crew members, maintenance engineers, ground crew, and so on,” he said. Most importantly, this agreement means that flights will now reach locations that are not currently served by airways. This would benefit both infrastructure and tourism in that area.”
“Direct Employment will include those who are directly employed by the airline, such as pilots, cabin crew, and all technical and non-technical staff,” Martin explained further. For a narrow-body aircraft, this is around 175 feet. Adding in indirect people, i.e. people outside the company who support the aircraft, such as airport staff, air traffic controllers, transport vendors, service providers, and others, the total for a narrow body plane is 400.”
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