Blue skies ahead for China's pilots

As the specter of redundancy looms over workers around the world, China's pilots are flying high in the knowledge that their skills are still very much in demand.

Hu Tao, spokesman for China Southern, the nation's largest airline by fleet size, told China Daily on Friday that the company plans to recruit 400 trainee pilots next year.

"The market turbulence will not interfere with our recruitment plan," he said.