ISSN (print) - 0131-7652

ISSN (online) - 2686-7605

Vol. 53 No. 10 (2023)
ECONOMY SECTORS AND MARKETS

Labor Migration of Civil Aviation Pilots in the Framework of State Policy in the Air Transport Sector

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  • M.A. Fokeev,
  • T.V. Volchenko
M.A. Fokeev
the Higher School of Business of the National Research University Higher School of Economics
T.V. Volchenko
the Higher School of Business of the National Research University Higher School of Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30680/ECO0131-7652-2023-10-103-120

Published 2023-09-29

Keywords

  • air transportation in Russia; international labor migration; Russian airlines; sanctions against Russia; pilot labor market; civil aviation staffing

How to Cite

1.
Fokeev М, Volchenko Т. Labor Migration of Civil Aviation Pilots in the Framework of State Policy in the Air Transport Sector. ECO [Internet]. 2023 Sep. 29 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];53(10):103-20. Available from: https://ecotrends.ru/index.php/eco/article/view/4669

Abstract

The sanctions restrictions of 2022–2023 have set the government the task of large-scale import substitution of the civilian air fleet. However, its solution makes no sense without preserving the flight crew of domestic airlines, the staffing situation of which is complicated by a chronic shortage of pilots, including due to their international labor migration. The paper attempts to assess the reasons for such behavior. The empirical basis is the author’s survey conducted among pilots of 15 major Russian airlines in 2023. A set of econometric models is built to interpret the results. The substantive analysis of the calculations in comparison with the goals of the documents of the sectoral strategic planning allowed to form a set of recommendations addressed to both public administration authorities and airlines for the development of tools and practices that contribute to the reduction of migration attitudes of pilots and increase the labor attractiveness of Russian airlines.
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