Philippines - based flight school Alpha Aviation Group plans to increase its student numbers , open additional facilities and focus on female enrolment , in a bid to address a pilot shortage amid an Asian aviation boom . 7:00pm, 16 Sep, 2019 Updated: 11:18pm, 16 Sep, 2019 Asia will need 266,000 more pilots by 2038 , a third of the global shortage , Boeing estimates . English is widely spoken in the Philippines , putting its trainee pilots at an advantage because English skills are a regulatory requirement . Bhanu Choudhrie , Alpha ’s founder and chairman of UK private equity firm C&C Alpha Group , plans to invest up to $ 100 m a year for three years in the Philippines campus .
Philippines - based flight school Alpha Aviation Group plans to increase its student numbers , open additional facilities and focus on female enrolment , in a bid to address a pilot shortage amid an Asian aviation boom . Asia will need 266,000 more pilots by 2038 , a third of the global shortage , Boeing estimates . English is widely spoken in the Philippines , putting its trainee pilots at an advantage because English skills are a regulatory requirement . Bhanu Choudhrie , Alpha ’s founder and chairman of UK private equity firm C&C Alpha Group , plans to invest up to $ 100 m a year for three years in the Philippines campus .