Mumbai: The Air India board has cleared a proposal for sending its pilots on deputation to its budget arm, Air India Express, which has been facing shortage of commanders for some time now, airline sources said today.
The move would help Air India, which may face the problem of having excess pilots as the airline's Boeing 777-200 LR fleet is being phased out and shrinking, they said.
Air India used to earlier send its pilots on deputation to Air India Express (AIE), but stopped the pilots on deputation to Air India Express (AIE), but stopped the practice after the two-month strike by pilots in May-June 2012.
"The Board recently approved the proposal, paving the way for AI pilots to join AIE," a source said here. Shortage of pilots in AIE has been continuing for a long time and has led to at least three or four machines of its 17-strong aircraft fleet always remaining on ground, they said.
14/09/14 PTI/Economic Times
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The move would help Air India, which may face the problem of having excess pilots as the airline's Boeing 777-200 LR fleet is being phased out and shrinking, they said.
Air India used to earlier send its pilots on deputation to Air India Express (AIE), but stopped the pilots on deputation to Air India Express (AIE), but stopped the practice after the two-month strike by pilots in May-June 2012.
"The Board recently approved the proposal, paving the way for AI pilots to join AIE," a source said here. Shortage of pilots in AIE has been continuing for a long time and has led to at least three or four machines of its 17-strong aircraft fleet always remaining on ground, they said.
14/09/14 PTI/Economic Times
