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Indian Airlines Employ 11,394 Pilots; 92 Foreigners Hired: Govt Reveals Data

IndiGo has the largest pilot workforce in the country with 5,200 pilots, including 970 female pilots

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Storyboard•12-03-2026, 18:06

Indian Airlines Employ 11,394 Pilots; 92 Foreigners Hired: Govt Reveals Data

•Indian commercial airlines collectively employ 11,394 pilots, including 1,871 women pilots, as per Ministry of Civil Aviation data.
•Currently, 92 foreign pilots are employed across three Indian carriers: Air India Express (48), IndiGo (29), and Alliance Air (15).
•IndiGo leads with the largest pilot workforce of 5,200, followed by Air India (3,123) and Air India Express (1,820).
•SpiceJet has the highest pilot-to-aircraft ratio at 9.4, followed by Akasa Air (9.33) and Air India (9.1).
•The data highlights the rapid expansion of India's aviation sector and the increasing demand for trained pilots.

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