IndiGo to hire 1,500 People in 2011

Low-cost carrier IndiGo on
Wednesday said it plans to hire up to
1,500 people this year to support its
major expansion drive. " IndiGo will hire 1,200-1,500 people in the
calendar year 2011, of which 400-500
would be cabin crew staff, 200-300
pilots, besides some engineers and
ground staff," IndiGo President Aditya Ghosh told PTI. At present, IndiGo has about 3,400
employees and by the end of this year
the number is expected to go up to
4,500-5,000.
In January this year, the no-frill carrier
made news by announcing acquisition of 180 A-320s, worth an estimated $
15.6 billion, from European plane
manufacturer Airbus — the single largest aircraft deal in global aviation
history.
This is the second time IndiGo has
placed such a massive aircraft order.
The company had first entered into an
agreement with Airbus in 2005, to buy 100 A-320s worth $ 6 billion.
On being asked about the order
delivery, Mr. Ghosh said, " One hundred aircrafts from the earlier order (2005)
would be delivered by 2015. The
delivery process of the 180 new
planes would start thereafter and is
expected to be completed by 2024. " The airline has already sought
government' s permission to launch global operations from the middle of
this year, when it will also be
completing five years of domestic
service.