Sunday, July 23, 2017

Jet Airways asks junior pilots to furnish Rs 1 crore bonds

Mumbai: Jet Airways has asked junior pilots to furnish surety bonds worth up to Rs 1 crore and serve the airline for at least five to seven years, union sources said.

The development comes at a time when many of its junior pilots have been asked to take 10 days off every month, a move that would result in up to 30 per cent pay cut, as part of cost saving measures.

Sources at the National Aviators Guild (NAG), the pilots' union of Jet Airways, said the bond requirement has been communicated to the junior pilots.

These pilots have been asked to furnish surety bonds worth Rs 1 crore and the development also comes as the airline has "unilaterally" decided on salary cuts for them, sources told PTI.

"No new bonds (have been) asked for. It is just a pattern that has been introduced," a Jet Airways spokesperson said.

He was responding to a query whether the airline has asked its trainee pilots to sign a bond amount of up to Rs 1 crore.

The spokesperson was also asked the junior pilots have to serve the airline for 5-7 years and face encashment of the bond in case of failure to serve that tenure.
23/07/17 Outlook
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