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Pilots face pricey training fees to secure airline jobs

Companies charging aviators up to B1.5m

Airlines in Thailand are adopting the ‘pay-to-fly’ employment scheme for pilots as recruitment has lagged behind the level recorded prior to the pandemic. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

With employment in the aviation industry yet to fully recover, airlines in Thailand are adopting pay-to-fly employment schemes, which require licensed pilots to pay more than 1.5 million baht for training to secure jobs.

Yet the average salary of pilots in Thailand remains lower than before Covid-19 as airline fleets are below pre-pandemic levels. The…

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