450,000 new pilots will need to be trained by 2020 . With so many spots up for grabs , some of the time is ripe for women to enter the cockpit . ` We estimate that we 'll need around 6,000 pilots by 2020 , depending on new delivery timings and old aircraft retirement , '' says Nabil Al Boom , a captain and deputy national cadet pilot manager for Emirates Airlines . In the Middle East , there is about one female cadet for every one male .
450,000 new pilots will need to be trained by 2020 . With so many spots up for grabs , some of the time is ripe for women to enter the cockpit . In the Middle East , there is about one female cadet for every one male .