IAF Pilots for A.I.

[Aeronotix]

Air Marshal P.S. Ahluwalia has reported that IAF pilots would be sent to Air India on deputation for a 5 year period to tide over the acute shortage faced by the govt run airline.

Most of these flyers would have a minimum 2000 hrs of jet experience. So where does that leave entery level CPL hopefuls? And what about AI's selecting 300 graduates for ab-initio training through to induction program as announced recently?

Aeronotix.

[ASIAN FROG]

No phantasms,
I have been teaching with former Indian air Force Navigators and Pilots. They have a very good level compared to the basic ICAO/FAA one, and I do not think they will have any problem to attend and pass CPL+ IR +ATPL. More, IAF instructors are staffing several school overseas. The real issue is a bridging course for compensation of the professionnal cultural difference between civil aviation and military (MCC, CRM, more Instruments Flying). It is a month training which can be merged with a type rating, not a big deal, but has to be done.
IA is a major and experienced airline. I suppose they are already preparing something, IF YOUR INFORMATION is true (which has to be checked)

[Aeronotix]

The airline mentioned by me and as stated in the article that appeared in the Asian Age newspaper (please verify) is AI & not IA.

Aeronotix.

[ASIAN FROG]

Sorry for my typewriting mistake, my meaning is AI

[watchyourairspeed]

Good'day

I would like to rqst some help in gathering info about flight Instruction job vacancies in Malaysia. - Does any one have more details about MAF - in Mellaka, or any other flight school in Lankawi ?
thks for the hlp

rgds
wya

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Aeronotix,
It is unlikely that the numbers coming in from the IAF will be so large that they would eat into the job prospects of CPLs. So rest easy, and I suggest don't view it as a 'us' or 'them' situation. In fact, my understanding is that the IAF is being asked to provide pilots because the civil market is suffering from a severe shortage.

[Jagbag]

I heard that in the recent interview of a total 4 applicants ; 3 managed to make it, out of which a grand total of ONE joined! All CPL holders....