a different point
Hello all.
I do agree that the expat "experienced" pilot(TRE/TRI/Captain) is here to stay and his/her experience ,skills, training necessary to sustain the growth in Indian aviation.
But what has irked many including myself in Indian aviation is a group of airlines(private) hiring expat co-pilots....initially the point being made was we need trained,type rated and experienced co-pilots now , otherwise our aircraft will be parked.But hiring fresh foreign CPL holders and sending them to get typed and train them on-line while Indian nationals(CPL holders) are available is criminal .DGCA has taken notice of this and therefore the new directive.I cannot really understand why airlines tried this stunt , it does not make any (economic, political, flight safety,regulatory etc.etc.) sense....
masalama.