Just a week after the Air India pilots union —Indian Commercial Pilots Association— asked its members not to operate flights with commanders ( captains) which the airline proposes to hire on contract, the national carrier's plan to recruit captains directly through a walk-in interview did not even attract a single applicant.
Sources told Firstpost that even though walk-in interviews were organised in Hyderabad this week as part of Air India's efforts to fill up 197 vacancies, that include those for first officers, for its Airbus fleet, not a single captain turned up as no one wanted to join the airline on a contract basis.
The airline is looking to hire the commanders and senior trainee pilots on a five-year contract, which would be extended for another five years if they are satisfied with their performance. For senior trainee pilots, the airline has kept a cut-off age limit of 35 years and states that the total training cost would be borne by the selected candidate and would be recovered from his salary through EMIs during the contract period.
12/03/15 First Post
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Sources told Firstpost that even though walk-in interviews were organised in Hyderabad this week as part of Air India's efforts to fill up 197 vacancies, that include those for first officers, for its Airbus fleet, not a single captain turned up as no one wanted to join the airline on a contract basis.
The airline is looking to hire the commanders and senior trainee pilots on a five-year contract, which would be extended for another five years if they are satisfied with their performance. For senior trainee pilots, the airline has kept a cut-off age limit of 35 years and states that the total training cost would be borne by the selected candidate and would be recovered from his salary through EMIs during the contract period.
12/03/15 First Post
