Indian pilots flying away to foreign carriers

Mumbai/New Delhi: Plagued by salary woes, Indian pilots have begun to look for greener pastures as leading carriers like Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines and Air India struggle under heavy losses.
According to airline sources, foreign carriers are looking to tap the talent pool in India and hire pilots.
Leading carriers in India have been witnessing an exodus of pilots. Sources indicate that in the recent past nearly 40 pilots of Air India have quit, while about 60 have quit from Jet Airways. Kingfisher Airlines has seen about 50 pilots leaving.
Most of the pilots leaving the Indian carriers are said to be taking up employment with foreign airlines like Emirates and Silk Air. Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific is also looking to hire pilots in India.
Industry watchers say that pilots are very much in demand in a number of markets including China and West Asia. In the West Asian market, the demand has been aided by the huge number of aircraft orders placed by various airlines.
15/02/12 Nivedita Ganguly/Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line

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Categories: Foreign Feb 2012, Indian Aviation- In General Feb 2012