Mumbai: Jet Airways has said it is deploying wide-bodied aircraft on domestic routes. This follows a shortage of pilots for its Boeing 737 fleet, which has resulted in flight delays through the past few days. “It is also working on a stepped-up training and transfer schedule of pilots from JetLite to Jet Airways, in line with DGCA (Directorate of Civil Aviation) guidelines,” the airline said.
Jet, however, didn’t specify which wide-bodied aircraft (Boeing 777 or Airbus A330) were being used. The reason the airline is seeing a shortage of crew is 25-30 Boeing 737 pilots have been deputed to Etihad Airways are undergoing training on for Boeing 777 aircraft. This has grounded a few Boeing 737 of JetLite, Jet’s subsidiary. “The pilots will be on deputation to Etihad for a year. We are facing a shortage of pilots. Often, pilots are being requested at a short notice and, at the end of flights, they are asked whether they can manage additional flights. In the duty roster, there is no mention of the crew for a large number of flights…the space is blank,” said a source.
17/10/14 Business Standard
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Jet, however, didn’t specify which wide-bodied aircraft (Boeing 777 or Airbus A330) were being used. The reason the airline is seeing a shortage of crew is 25-30 Boeing 737 pilots have been deputed to Etihad Airways are undergoing training on for Boeing 777 aircraft. This has grounded a few Boeing 737 of JetLite, Jet’s subsidiary. “The pilots will be on deputation to Etihad for a year. We are facing a shortage of pilots. Often, pilots are being requested at a short notice and, at the end of flights, they are asked whether they can manage additional flights. In the duty roster, there is no mention of the crew for a large number of flights…the space is blank,” said a source.
17/10/14 Business Standard
