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The latest the hiring was triggered by Air Indias massive expansion plans for which last month the carrier placed an order for record 540 aircraft in modern aviations largest ever jet order..
As the airline plans to induct more than 90 aircraft in next 18 months, it is facing acute shortage of pilots to the extent that it is offering a monthly salary of $21,000 to hire expat commanders for its Boeing 777 aircraft.iStock..
Airlines are poised for their busiest year of pilot hiring in more than three years as they try to restock a workforce reduced during the pandemic and strained by a quick rebound in travel..
The group is trying to stop attrition of pilots by promising a faster upgrade for first officers to captains of narrow body aircraft and the opportunity for narrow body pilots to operate wide body aircraft without any favouritism, said a pilot of a Tata group airline.. The pilots of AirAsia India and Vistara are anxious on what will happen to their seniority after the merger and many of them have quit, sources said...
The Tata group wants to stop the attrition and promised that lateral hiring will be minimised, and internal promotions will be encouraged the pilot said.. Pilots are also surprised by how quickly their fortunes have shifted over the past 18 months marking a reversal of the pandemic-era aviation squeeze that saw salary cuts and job losses..
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