In India, pilots salary vary significantly based on experience and the airline, starting salaries range from ₹1.5 to ₹2 lakhs per month.
Air India Pilots
Air India (AI) has introduced a new policy for examining fatigue reports from pilots and cabin crew, igniting a debate about its potential impact on self-reporting practices.
A 35-year-old woman from Chembur, Mumbai, has been arrested for impersonating an Air India (AI) pilot and committing fraud with her father’s colleague of Rs 27 lakh (roughly US$32,000).
Tata Group-owned Air India (AI) is planning to establish its own flying school to train pilots in the country.
Tata-owned Indian FSC Air India (AI) announced on May 23 that it will implement a salary increase of up to Rs 15,000 for pilots and an annual performance bonus of up to Rs 1.8 lakh, effective from April 1, 2024.
Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan emphasized on Saturday that “more than 98% of pilots” had agreed to update contracts featuring a revised pay system, which industry insiders highlighted as a significant factor contributing to recent flight disruptions and delays.
Vistara (UK), an airline owned by the Tata Group, has been grappling with persistent flight cancellations for the fourth consecutive day, despite appeals from pilots at sister airline Air India (AI) for the group chairman to address the concerns of Vistara pilots.
On Thursday evening, a potent laser originating from an area near the airport was aimed into the cockpit of an Air India (AI) flight, temporarily causing blindness to the pilots as they were in the process of landing at Kolkata airport (CCU).
Vistara and Air India pilots are set to adopt a standardized salary framework as the two airlines merge their human resource departments
pilot unions of Air India (AI) – Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG) and Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) – have called for urgent intervention from the civil aviation regulator concerning alleged workload exceeding duty hours.