[PilotDave]

Another huge factor is the rapidly expanding airline industry in the developing world. Indian’s airline industry alone is expanding about 40% per year. India has virtually zero general aviation and literally zero flight schools. They, like the rest of the world, hire mostly western pilots.

[BobL]

“They, like the rest of the world, hire mostly western pilots.”

Well daa, otherwise their air traffic controllers wouldn’t be able to understand them.

[Moonman62]

Another huge factor is the rapidly expanding airline industry in the developing world. Indian’s airline industry alone is expanding about 40% per year. India has virtually zero general aviation and literally zero flight schools. They, like the rest of the world, hire mostly western pilots.

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That’s a big factor and I’m surprised it wasn’t mentioned in the article.