Officials are suggesting a strategy being used by other countries as a way for Canada to address a growing need for pilots: governments and airlines partner to pay for pilot training
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Federal officials combing through skills training programs have concluded major changes are needed if those are to be used to address a shortage of airline pilots.
John McKenna, president and CEO of the Air Transport Association of Canada, said his group has asked the government to guarantee private loans from banks to qualified students or forgive interest payments. Industry estimates say Canada will need 7,300 new commercial pilots by 2025 as demand for air travel increases, but will fall 3,000 short of that mark.
Nor do the programs address the high cost to earn a commercial license in Canada, which can range from $80,000 and $95,000.programs to support apprenticeships wouldn’t work because pilots aren’t considered a designated trade; One program, known as the Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Strategy, could help train “a small number of pilots in remote and northern communities,” the briefing notes says, but it “would not be on a scale to respond to the overall shortage.”
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