The Thai aviation industry is suffering a serious shortage of commercial airline pilots and needs at least 400 more each year, according to the Bangkok Aviation Centre(BAC). BAC CEo Piya Tregalnon said on July 10 that there are only about 3,000 pilots employed by Thai-registered airlines, and new recruits are needed to serve between 20 to 30 new aircraft that take flight each year. However, aviation training schools in the country can produce only 200 new pilots each year. prompting several local airlines to employ foreign pilots.