'India will need 8000 cabin crew per year '

Bhubaneswar: The boom in aviation sector calls for trained cabin crew and projections are that India aviation industry alone will need at least 8000 cabin crew per year observed Mr Shaibal Ghosh, head of international operations and east region, Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training.
Addressing a Press conference here today, he highlighted the prospects as well as the successful placement of students in international airlines.
“Students from various centers of eastern region of the institute have been creating footprints across the aviation and hospitality industries,” he said while informing that recently 10 students had joined Air Arabia Airlines through campus placement.
Students of the institute are wooed by all major airlines, hotel chains, travel agencies he claimed.
The institute has tied up with Jet Airways to familiarize its students with off and on flight procedures. Jet will dedicate exclusive one hour long flight for the Frankfinn students twice a week for a year, he said.
Students in batches of 150 each will attend sessions by professionals from Jet Airways about on-ground , in-flight and post landing operations.
28/05/08 The Statesman