Mumbai: Air India Express will start functioning independently of its parent airline, Air India Ltd and soon be able to operate as a separate entity with its own pool of pilots, according to a top Air India executive, as per an ET report. The move is aimed at smoothening the operations of Air India's budget carrier, which has been struggling with its flight schedule as it uses the same pilot pool as state-run Air India to operate its near-200 flights a week.
“Air India Express will be allowed to function as an independent company and in insulation from Air India,” Rohit Nandan, Chairman and Managing Director, Air India said. “We are now putting in place a formula that would resolve the pilot issue for Air India Express. Pilots will no more go from Air India as we are getting expat trainers for Air India Express,” he informed.
Air India Express has a fleet of 21 aircraft. In the recent past, it was forced to restructure its network and withdraw some flights in the winter schedule (effective October 28) because of pilot shortage.
11/12/12 TravelBizMonitor
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“Air India Express will be allowed to function as an independent company and in insulation from Air India,” Rohit Nandan, Chairman and Managing Director, Air India said. “We are now putting in place a formula that would resolve the pilot issue for Air India Express. Pilots will no more go from Air India as we are getting expat trainers for Air India Express,” he informed.
Air India Express has a fleet of 21 aircraft. In the recent past, it was forced to restructure its network and withdraw some flights in the winter schedule (effective October 28) because of pilot shortage.
11/12/12 TravelBizMonitor
