OK nice to see the comments regarding the great Indian invasion ....it's happening everywhere and aviation's small fish compared to IT/BPO , hell , we're even teaching european/american kids math and science....soon u'll have white kids shaking their heads profusely saying," Not a worry saaaar"
Ok, I'm an Indian pilot flying for an Indian airline and this is/are the reasons I've been told we get paid lesser than our expat counterparts to do the same job.don't totally agree with it but here goes,at least these are the terms in my company , not sure about others...
1.Expats on 1 year renewable contract/ u on a permanent one.
2.Expats dont get medical cover/ u and your family including parents get it.
3.Expats dont get loss of license(LOL),temporary medical unfitness(TMU)/U get it being an Indian also company will give u a position in th company commensurate with your qualifications and experience on permanent medical unfitness.
4.Expats dont get Provident fund(PF),gratuity benefits/u get it.
5.Expats dont get comapny travel benefits , i.e free tickets for family etc/U do.
6.Expats don't get overtime money, meaning they do 50 or 100 hours , pay is same...does make quite a difference in my company.
Ok if u sit down and do the math ,it does work out fairly even although some pilots would prefer to see the money in their paychecks and not totally interested in the social benefits the airline provides.
Personally, I'm enhancing my paycheck by doing a bit of tuitioning on the net , teaching math to Aussie kids,just need to work on the accent and getting the lingo right....Gud on ya mait.....how's that???/ Ok just kidding ..
