Dec 14, 2010
Have licence? Come and fly our planes
Facing an acute shortage of pilots, Jet Airways is forced to hire
foreigners, even as the Directorate
General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has set
a new deadline of July 2011 for all
airlines to phase out foreign pilots.
Airline sources say pilot shortage in Jet Airways has become serious to such
an extent that flights are being
delayed because of that, a claim
vehemently denied by the Jet Airways
management.
wo years ago, when the aviation sector was reeling under a downturn,
Jet Airways put all its expansion on
hold. Nearly 20 per cent of flights were
cut. Command training of first officers
too was stopped. But once the worst
of recession got over, the airline began adding new routes and
acquiring new planes. It has recently
acquired a Boeing 737 and the
process is on to induct more aircraft.
And hence, the shortage of trained
pilots.
foreigners, even as the Directorate
General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has set
a new deadline of July 2011 for all
airlines to phase out foreign pilots.
Airline sources say pilot shortage in Jet Airways has become serious to such
an extent that flights are being
delayed because of that, a claim
vehemently denied by the Jet Airways
management.
wo years ago, when the aviation sector was reeling under a downturn,
Jet Airways put all its expansion on
hold. Nearly 20 per cent of flights were
cut. Command training of first officers
too was stopped. But once the worst
of recession got over, the airline began adding new routes and
acquiring new planes. It has recently
acquired a Boeing 737 and the
process is on to induct more aircraft.
And hence, the shortage of trained
pilots.
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