New pilots for Air India: Easier said than done

Bangalore: Civil aviation minister Ajit Singh’s stern warning to protesting Air India pilots—that the airline will hire new pilots if the strike continued—could be nothing more than bluster.
And here’s the reason why. Out of 5,000-odd unemployed pilots in the country, only 500 of them are jet aircraft type-rated commanders/pilots, while the rest are just holders of Commercial Pilots Licences (CPLs).
For the Air India to normalise its operations—especially on its international routes—it would require the services of type-rated commanders and not CPL holders.
Over 400 pilots of the national carrier—a majority of them being type-rated commanders—have been on strike for the last 20 days.
28/05/12 Hemanth CS/Daily News & Analysis

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