Parliament Question: Availability of Pilots

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3448 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12th March 2026 ) AVAILABILITY OF PILOTS

3448. MR PATHAN YUSUF Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) the total number of pilots in the country, airline-wise;

(b) the total number of female pilots in the country, airline-wise;

(c) the number of foreign pilots hired by Indian airlines, airline-wise; and

(d) the details of the pilot to aircraft ratio in the country, airline-wise? ANSWER Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol) (a & b) The total number of pilots including female pilots in the country is

tabulated as under:

S.No. Airlines Male Female Total

1. Aakasa Air 685 76 761

2. Alliance Air 90 25 115

3. Air India 2615 508 3123

4. Air India Express 1586 234 1820

5. Indigo 4230 970 5200

6. Spicejet 317 58 375 ; c) Total number of foreign pilot hired by Indian airlines:

S. No. Airlines foreign pilots

1. Alliance Air 15

2. Air India Express 48

3. Indigo 29 d) Pilot to aircraft ratio:

S. No. Airline Pilot-to-Aircraft Ratio

1. Akasa Air 9.33

2. Alliance Air 06

3. Air India 9.1

4. IndiGo 7.6

5. Air India Express 8.8

6. SpiceJet 9.4 ******