Sunday, September 17, 2006

4,300 more jobs as AI, IA plan to expand

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New Delhi: Even as new kids on the block vroom impatiently on the sidelines, aviation behemoths AI and IA are all set to rock the skies with 111 mint-fresh planes and an additional 4,300 jobs in key categories such as pilots, engineers and cabin crew over the next few years.
"Air India alone, over the next seven years, will require 700 additional pilots. Total cabin crew numbers till 2012 will stand at 4,974 for 58 AI planes," says an AI spokesman.
"To meet the shortage of pilots, Air India has adopted the following strategy: induction of trainee pilots from the open market and Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udaan Academy, Rae Bareli; recruitment of foreign pilots and co-pilots on contract, recruitment of science and engineering graduates who will be trained for commercial pilot licences;
extension of contract for retired Air India pilots till 65 years and induction of Indian Air Force pilots on deputation," he says.
At Indian Airlines too, many jobs will be up for grabs. It had inked a deal to buy 43 Airbuses for $2.2 billion and will get its new fleet of 19 A319s, four A320s and 20 A321s on a staggered basis.
17/09/06 Shobha John/Times of India
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