Set up affordable pilot training institutes

Of late, the civil aviation industry has been suffering from a lack of qualified, trained and experienced pilots. A good number of renowned airlines in different countries of the world are being compelled to keep their aircraft grounded due to a shortage of pilots. Bangladesh can take this as an opportunity. We have a large number of unemployed educated youths. But they have no technical or professional qualification or experience. If we could make them train as professional pilots, we will be able not only to reduce our unemployment rate but also earn foreign currency.

However, training facilities for pilots in Bangladesh are very limited. The cost of training is exorbitantly high. Many young men in our country are quite interested to receive pilot training but cannot because of financial constraints. The government needs to expand training facilities for pilots and make those affordable. It would, in the long run, facilitate sending trained qualified pilots abroad that would increase foreign remittance income of the country. It will also reduce the number of unemployed youths as well as enhance their standard of living. Therefore, I would like to urge the authorities concerned to expand affordable pilot training facilities across Bangladesh.

Md Ashraf Hossain,

120, Central Bashabo, Dhaka-1214,

tahrimanithi@gmail.com