Disgruntled Air India pilots may resign in groups
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Disgruntled Air India pilots may resign in groups
Limping back to normalcy after 10-day strike jolt, the carrier likely to get another blow as over 100 pilots, upset over late payment of salary, looking for jobs in private airlines
An embattled and debt-ridden 'Maharaja', limping back to normalcy after the recent pilots' strike, may face another blow soon as disgruntled pilots of Air India are mulling to quit in groups. Upset over continual delay in payment of salary, no increase in flying hours and under utilisation of aircrafts, around 100 pilots of the national carrier have already started looking for jobs in private airlines. Around six pilots have already quit and a group of 45 recently met their prospective employer, a leading private carrier."We are not getting our salaries on time. Besides the company has done anything to increase the flying hours which will also help into the maximum utilisation of the aircrafts. About six pilots till the date have quit and have joined various domestic and international carriers," said an Air India pilot, who too is trying for a job at a leading private carrier.
"Every month, we have to raise our voice for the timely payment of salary. We are sure in private airlines we will never face such a problem. At present, there are more than 350 vacancies for pilots in different private airlines, so the pilots have decided to quit Air India," added the pilot. Aviation industry sources confirmed that three leading private airlines urgently need to recruit 350 pilots. Four pilots from Delhi and two from Madras recently quit Air India. The total number of Air India pilots is more t han 2,000. Around 850 of them are from erstwhile Indian Airlines and their representing union is Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA). These pilots have decided to move to private airlines. The same group of pilots recently went on a 10-day strike over several issues, including pay parity and timely payment of salary. Despite repeated attempts Air India CMD Arvind Jadhav could not be contacted for comment.
Disgruntled Air India pilots may resign in groups
An embattled and debt-ridden 'Maharaja', limping back to normalcy after the recent pilots' strike, may face another blow soon as disgruntled pilots of Air India are mulling to quit in groups. Upset over continual delay in payment of salary, no increase in flying hours and under utilisation of aircrafts, around 100 pilots of the national carrier have already started looking for jobs in private airlines. Around six pilots have already quit and a group of 45 recently met their prospective employer, a leading private carrier."We are not getting our salaries on time. Besides the company has done anything to increase the flying hours which will also help into the maximum utilisation of the aircrafts. About six pilots till the date have quit and have joined various domestic and international carriers," said an Air India pilot, who too is trying for a job at a leading private carrier.
"Every month, we have to raise our voice for the timely payment of salary. We are sure in private airlines we will never face such a problem. At present, there are more than 350 vacancies for pilots in different private airlines, so the pilots have decided to quit Air India," added the pilot. Aviation industry sources confirmed that three leading private airlines urgently need to recruit 350 pilots. Four pilots from Delhi and two from Madras recently quit Air India. The total number of Air India pilots is more t han 2,000. Around 850 of them are from erstwhile Indian Airlines and their representing union is Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA). These pilots have decided to move to private airlines. The same group of pilots recently went on a 10-day strike over several issues, including pay parity and timely payment of salary. Despite repeated attempts Air India CMD Arvind Jadhav could not be contacted for comment.
Disgruntled Air India pilots may resign in groups
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Aviation industry sources confirmed that three leading private airlines urgently need to recruit 350 pilots
Are they for Captains or First officers also ?
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http://www.indianaviationnews.net/ca...ecruitment.html
This what the recruitment is for....!!
“We have started this requirement campaign for our subsidiary airline Alliance Air. Through this we hope to have enough pilots with us to tide over any threat of strike coming from the pilots unions,”
This what the recruitment is for....!!
“We have started this requirement campaign for our subsidiary airline Alliance Air. Through this we hope to have enough pilots with us to tide over any threat of strike coming from the pilots unions,”
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Air India is in shambles, this Praful Patel is a c**t mother
er i hope he rots in hell. He has really destroyed our national carrier. Please excuse the language.
er i hope he rots in hell. He has really destroyed our national carrier. Please excuse the language.
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First, you take a huge loan to go get your CPL.
After that you rot in DGCA offices for at least an year to get your license converted/exams/paperwork. Not to mention AFCME medicals also take you for a ride by not giving you an appointment and treating you like dirt. Then if you're lucky(not in this case), you get into Air India/Indian Airlines. After sitting idle for 1+ years they send you for type rating and you're on the job. Then you fight for money that you've worked hard for.
This is how aviation in India is. I bet if Late J R D Tata was alive, he wouldn't have taken this !
It all boils down to our Government!
After that you rot in DGCA offices for at least an year to get your license converted/exams/paperwork. Not to mention AFCME medicals also take you for a ride by not giving you an appointment and treating you like dirt. Then if you're lucky(not in this case), you get into Air India/Indian Airlines. After sitting idle for 1+ years they send you for type rating and you're on the job. Then you fight for money that you've worked hard for.
This is how aviation in India is. I bet if Late J R D Tata was alive, he wouldn't have taken this !
It all boils down to our Government!
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Thats today's situation, back in the days you can find yourself flying a jet in just 4 to 6 months after coming back from the flight school overseas. AI is a huge mess now, but now they are smiling a bit after the money from boeing which in my opinion is 'free' money cause even if the 787 came in 2008 it would have never made situations any good.
Thats today's situation, back in the days you can find yourself flying a jet in just 4 to 6 months after coming back from the flight school overseas. AI is a huge mess now, but now they are smiling a bit after the money from boeing which in my opinion is 'free' money cause even if the 787 came in 2008 it would have never made situations any good.
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The sort of have nobody to blame but themselves for late payment. When you keep coming in to work, keep doing your job, despite not getting paid, you're part of the problem.
