Kingfisher local pilots in for salary cut
 

Heard that KF pilots are in for a salary cut up to 2000 USD Per Month

After spending some time in and out of India, I do feel for the state of their aviation industry now. It's collapsing fast, and what started as a couple of playboys trying to out do each other with bigger and better toys, is now turning into misery for thousands of hard working staff.

Indian Aviation
 

It's tough times everywhere in the aviation field and India is not immune to trouble in that front.

For UK pilots who are looking for a better life, this is just another warning shot across the bows. For all the ills of UK airlines, which are many, there are at least some constraints on the actions of employers. Go to India, China or the Middle East and the rules are totally different. When they want you they promise the Earth, and when they don't - you are history! You have the same rights as slaves or mercenaries and are considered as a necessary evil. You do not matter one iota to your employer and if you drop dead that is just a nuisance to the rostering department - no more. I feel very sorry for anyone working for Vijay Mallya or his fellow billionaires. You are just trash to be disposed of and if you kid yourself otherwise you will be brought down to earth very quickly.

Norman Stanley Fletcher
 

So you've given a sweeping assessment of KF and Indian aviation based on a rumour. So Western Airlines like Excel, Sterling, EOS, Maxjet, Futura, Zoom and countless others I'm sure cared very much for their employees and took care of them when things went kaput for the business, right? All of them are well fed and well clothed and being paid now, right?

rvv, just read Fletcher's message again... there is no point in getting aggressive here. Maybe you misunderstood. That's not the point Fletcher wants to advise.
By the way, I agree with Fletcher.

VJ has a history here, just ask any of the folks that flew his 125 & Gulfstream :(:suspect:

ITS NOT JUST PAY CUTS..
But a Pilots who were flying like 70 / 80 hrs a month are now flying hardly 20-25..

SCREWED

Norman Stanley Fletcher,

Having been in the expat world for a while I have had similar experiences, but not in India. Indian aviation has it's many trials and tribulations, but I must say that I was treated with friendliness, respect and even care and concern by employer throughout my time there.

Things are pretty tight for them right now, and more cuts in the number of expats are likely, but knowing some of the individuals in the carrier I worked for I can tell you that the decision there will be no where near as callous or brutal as you suggest.

It will happen because it has to, especially given the nature of politics in India, but it would have happened a hell of a lot more quickly in many other places.

Regards,

ELAC

Hey Norm...

It's not only China, India or the Middle East...I used to work for a very well known crewing agency located in Sydney, and I felt like I was working under the conditions you mentioned!
It certainly turned out that way back in the good 'ol days when Air Pacific operated those leased QF Classics.

I was going to quote an example but thought better of it!

Cheers...FD...:)

Luke Darkstar
 

I read his mail and suggest you read my mail properly and see reality.
I stand by everything I said.

Jobs
 

Hi guys,,

just reading the thread and seems like u all are concern on where to go for jobs, well according from what i m hearing from friend up in middle east .. they are saying that LCC like sama, NAs, arabia got big demand with pilots.
if you guys want some info on these airlines then let me know i am happy to help you out.

cao

Salary Cuts in KF
 

Just to put the record straight, KF has decided to adopt ( from Jan 1 2009)erstwhile Air Deccan salary structure for pilots...which is a fixed base salary and a flying allowance per hour in three slabs.

In other words , Captains now have to fly 60 hrs to get their earlier pay which one was assured of while flying anywhere between 0-70 hrs. So all is not lost as long as one gets to fly those hours but with the integration of the two companies and reduction/rationalization of routes, flying has come down lately.

I think its all about DEMAND & SUPPLY when it comes to pilots ( locals/expats), we had a batch of argentinians join my ex airline in 2002-03 and some of them reached an iconic status ( some were also told to stop distributing their visiting cards to our female staff at the check-in counter!)..so I guess we should resist generalizing countries ( esp. India ), work cultures and individuals...even a billionaire needs to make money at the end of the day to stay afloat.

We are in the middle of a global economic turmoil and airlines will look at ways and means to cut costs...I just hope 2009 ducks this trend ....

Given the choice of pay cuts & a surviving Airline trying to recover its losses.The former is a price to pay for some time.
regs
MEL

i hear kingfisher red (erstwhile deccan) have still not been paid

And the collapse of Indian Aviaiton comes as a surprise to you??? There may be 1 billion people in India... but less than 5% of that can actually afford to fly... In a span of 3 years, India went from 3 airlines to over 10!

@#$%^ the Indian DGCA for approving all their Operating Certificates! I'm glad it's gone to ****... maybe now we can avoid a major air disaster from all those 250 hour hero's SITTING in the right seat doing @#$% ALL!!!

pardes,

Request you to contribute to the thread.

please show some professionalism.

Stop being glad for some bodies misfortune & please stop blaming DGCA for everything.
remember people approached and asked. DGCA did not invite and hand it to them.

I got some good news
 

:D No pay cuts. Before the salary struct. revision all the pilots were cribbing that deccan has a better pay package.
:ok:The real deal with new salary package is that if u fly close to 60 hours a month u make the same money(for Captains). And if u fly 70 hrs u end up earning more than before.
NOW indian aviation is bound to grow. Sooner than later all pilots will realise , it aint that bad.

As for the expats they should not crib :ugh: :{:=. They were the ones who enjoyed the AVIATION BOOM the most .

"GO BACK SIMON":ouch:

No paycut??? I dont think so. I have friends there - senior co-pilots flying 70 hours a month will take home atleast 20000 rupees ($400-500) less today than they would on the old pay. And how many guys were actually doing 70 hours a month??? :ugh:
Better deal??? Not according to them!