With a rapidly expanding business world and racing economy, India has witnessed the birth of many new airline companies in recent years. This has created jobs pilot aviation and many other jobs for the Indian public in the positions of flight crew members and ground crew members. The crew of an airline may have responsibilities aboard an aircraft like air-hostesses do or may have ground jobs to do like booking flights etc. Pilot jobs in airlines are much sought-after as are overseas aviation jobs but many people are not able to take up such positions because they do not fit the medical requirements. For instance, one of the things that employers look for in pilots is a strong eye-sight. In fact, ideal candidates are those with 20-20 vision. Many people are thus eliminated simply because they cannot meet these criteria. But both pilot jobs and airline situations in general draw a great many applicants as many people are lured by the promise of travel. In truth, however, most people who have worked for airlines feel that though they do get to travel, a chance to actually enjoy a city is rare as their schedules are very tight.

Aside from this, another downside to such jobs is that there is little scope for promotion and also that employees risk their health because of being unable to go by their body's natural clock. An employee, who wakes up in one city and sleeps in another, cannot get his or her body clock to work rhythmically and hence their eating patterns are disrupted with detrimental effects on their health in the long run.