The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has given airlines a 2013 deadline to phase out expat pilots.
Foreign pilots are generally better paid than domestic ones because of the experience they bring. However, Indian airlines are struggling to survive.
The problem has been exacerbated by the rupee falling to a four-month low against the US dollar.
Indian airlines pay for their fuel and the salaries of foreign pilots in US dollars, so both are proving more costly as the local currency weakens.
09/05/12 Justin Harper/The Telegraph
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