beg to differ
my personal rating
1) Jet & Sahara (joint 1st)
2) Indian Airlines (good ol' beetlenut chewing/spitting babus)
you fly good/bad/or just drive the bus the way you like it, no one gives 2 hoots about it !!! joining salary is peanuts.
3) Spicejet (great pay, good hardworking bosses)
dynamic team heading a couple of good pilots. dont know how the new caps will fly. li'll iffy on how long they plan to keep it running though.
4) Kingfisher ( only ex IAF pilots dare go there)
pretty dames yes, but its the faujis (IAF pilots) who rule. dogs and civilians not allowed.
5) Deccan (true, low cost menace!)
6) Air India (welcome to the jungle!!)
earn money for wifee kids and future gens, while you waste away your life in aircraft bunks, and crew transport!
my rationale for Jet and Sahara joint 1st.....
Okay. jet is professional, organsied and has good plans for the future. but for a co pilot, the fastest way to the left seat is to be in sahara and work hard and get the ATPL and the company sends you to CAA for command training, and ready to fly P1. Sahara pilots know the limitations of the aircraft and dont try and stretch them, thats why except for the fatal 732 crash good 12 years back (during trg), they have a better incident record than jet airways. Jet pilots are considered "too hot to handle" cuz they take a bit "too much pride" in the training they recieve.
as for stability, anyone in india knows the cash coffers of the Sahara Group. so salary does arrive there on the 1st of every month.
a few foreigners roped in from United to set things straight in Sahara. and looks like they are beginning to look promising.