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Shanghai Airlines starts using foreign pilots
3/13/2006
BEIJING, Mar 12(AFP): Shanghai Airlines has started hiring foreign pilots to make up for a looming manpower shortage as air transport booms, state media reported Sunday.
The carrier has so far signed contracts with eight foreigners from nations such as the United States and Sweden to fly its MD-11 cargo planes, the Xinhua news agency said.
In recent years, Shanghai Airlines has seen annual growth rates of 30 per cent and has been struggling to man its cockpits. It takes eight to ten years for the company to train a pilot so it is seen as more efficient to hire experienced foreign pilots, according to Xinhua.
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