{"id":30229,"date":"2023-04-09T15:25:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T09:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=30229"},"modified":"2023-04-09T15:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T09:55:12","slug":"pilots-who-have-left-the-company-got-legal-notices-from-spicejet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/09\/pilots-who-have-left-the-company-got-legal-notices-from-spicejet\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilots who have left the company got legal notices from SpiceJet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Low-cost airline SpiceJet has sent legal notifications to captains and first officers who have left the company within the last six months without serving the required one-year notice and, in some cases, bond periods, as specified in their employment contracts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spicejet\">SpiceJet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The legal action taken by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spicejet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SpiceJet <\/a><\/strong>served as a wake-up call for the pilot community as a whole, and they have now restarted their struggle against the Indian airline industry practise of establishing lengthy notice periods\u2014a problem that had been put on hold during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SPICEJET-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SPICEJET-3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SPICEJET-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SPICEJET-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SPICEJET-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/SPICEJET-3-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption><strong>SpiceJet | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-directorate-general-of-civil-aviation\">Directorate General of Civil Aviation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The six-page legal letter, which was delivered to Boeing pilots in the last ten days, makes reference to one-year notice terms specified in the SpiceJet employment contract as well as a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dgca.gov.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Directorate General of Civil Aviation<\/a><\/strong> (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dgca.gov.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DGCA<\/a><\/strong>) Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR), or sort of a rule, that was published in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It required a 12-month and 6-month notice time for commanders and co-pilots, respectively. The warning cited the aforementioned Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) and stated that last-minute flight cancellations brought on by pilots who left without giving their required notice periods would be viewed as an act against the public interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read            <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/25\/jet-airways-shares-imli-candy-is-coming-back-why-they-used-to-sell-it-everything-you-need-to-know-is-here\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jet Airways said, \u201cImli Candy\u201d is Coming Back | Why they used to serve it?| Everything you need to Know is Here<\/a>              <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/08\/today-pm-modi-inaugurated-a-new-integrated-terminal-building-at-the-airport-in-chennai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Today, PM Modi inaugurated a new integrated terminal building at the airport in Chennai<\/a>            <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/06\/partnership-between-akasa-air-dreamfolks-to-offer-travelers-lounge-facilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Partnership between Akasa Air &amp; DreamFolks to offer travelers lounge facilities<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, it made reference to some clauses in the Indian Aircraft Rules of 1937, according to which the central government could temporarily or permanently prohibit such individuals from holding a licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To a question from a reporter, SpiceJet responded: &#8220;The firm is taking steps in cases where there has been a blatant breach of the DGCA <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/164.100.60.133\/rules\/car-ind.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CAR<\/a><\/strong>. There is a duty of care and obligation placed on the pilots, and it is not acceptable for them to flee, disrupting operations and upsetting passengers. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/164.100.60.133\/rules\/car-ind.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CAR <\/a><\/strong>was created with this purpose in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/spicejet-1657094661-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/spicejet-1657094661-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/spicejet-1657094661-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/spicejet-1657094661-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/spicejet-1657094661-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/spicejet-1657094661-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/spicejet-1657094661-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/spicejet-1657094661.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>SpiceJet | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-civil-aviation-requirement\">Civil Aviation Requirement <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The business is acting in situations where a pilot unexpectedly left, without even giving a day&#8217;s notice, and failed to even follow the protocol for filing the &#8220;Airport Entry Pass.&#8221; We are merely looking for compliance with acceptable standards, yet there are some rules that must be observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pilots have presented two justifications. initially, they assert that the terms of their SpiceJet employment contract are the only ones that bind them, and that the airline initially violated these terms and conditions by failing to make the promised payments of their salary and dues. Second, the Delhi High Court has temporarily put aside the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) CAR that was mentioned in the SpiceJet legal notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pilots&#8217; unions and organizations contested the aforementioned <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/164.100.60.133\/rules\/car-ind.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CAR<\/a><\/strong>, and in a ruling given on July 25, 2017, the Delhi High Court ordered the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to refrain from any coercive action against pilots until a final judgement is made in the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/spiceJetMax-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22902\" width=\"1037\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/spiceJetMax-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/spiceJetMax-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/spiceJetMax-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/spiceJetMax-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/spiceJetMax-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/spiceJetMax-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/spiceJetMax-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/spiceJetMax.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1037px) 100vw, 1037px\" \/><figcaption><strong>SpiceJet | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, it was not discussed for more than two years during the Covid era since only significant and urgent items were brought up for hearing, according to a pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The High Court&#8217;s previous interim decision, which instructed airlines to only act in accordance with the terms of the employment contracts they had signed with the pilots, is still in effect as of this writing. No locus standi exists for the DGCA CAR, he claimed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: The Time of India<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pilots who have left the company got legal notices from SpiceJet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7215,7216,7217,6761],"tags":[152,392,79,2030,624,115,81,317,582],"class_list":{"0":"post-30229","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-airline-news","8":"category-aviation-news","9":"category-indian-aviation-news","10":"category-news","11":"tag-airlines","12":"tag-airlines-news","13":"tag-aviation","14":"tag-aviation-a2z-news","15":"tag-dgca-india","16":"tag-india","17":"tag-latest-aviation-news","18":"tag-pilots","19":"tag-spicejet-airlines"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30229"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30230,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30229\/revisions\/30230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}