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Old 10th Apr 2006, 13:50
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Jagbag
 
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Scroggs has summed it up pretty well !

The indian aviation industry still needs some channelising and systematic planning. The DGCA FID are trying their best to provide it.

Also there have been a few major incidents involving expat captains which has caused a lot of embarrassment to the companies which hired them and in one case a company has been sold.

60 to 70% of Kingfisher is ex Air Force all doing well with little or no problems. One of the main reasons Indian F/Os are taken is they are much cheaper than expats. Also an Indian F/O is more used to the Indian environment which will take some getting used to for an expat.

For the foreseeable future I doubt if any policy change will happen.
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