Pilots at Air India Express earn an average annual salary of ₹37.3 Lakhs, with compensation ranging from ₹22.5 Lakhs to ₹65 Lakhs per year, depending on experience level.
Air India Express Pilots
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched a comprehensive probe into a 35-year-old Air India Express (IX) pilot death after operating a Srinagar (SXR) to Delhi (DEL) flight.
Air India Express (IX) pilot suffered a fatal cardiac arrest at Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) shortly after operating a Srinagar (SXR)-Delhi flight on Wednesday evening, April 9, 2025.
IndiGo Airlines (6E) will require more than 11,000 pilots over the next decade, while Air India (AI) will need approximately 5,870 pilots during the same period.
Since April this year, the Air India (AI) group airlines have successfully recruited and onboarded approximately 650 pilots, as stated by Air India CEO Campbell Wilson.
Akasa Air (QP), and Tata-backed Air India Express (AI) have both refrained from accusations of pilot poaching, with each asserting that the other is involved in unfair business practices