Inside India's Cockpit: The Rise of Domestic Pilots and Training Innovations

13,989 Pilots Employed By 6 Major Airlines: Center Amid IndiGo Chaos

Six major domestic airlines have employed 13,989 pilots, with Air India and its low-cost arm, Air India Express, having 6,350 and 1,592 pilots respectively and IndiGo having 5,085 cockpit crew, Parliament was informed on Monday.

13,989 pilots employed by 6 major domestic airlines: Govt

Mumbai: Six major domestic airlines have employed 13,989 pilots, with Air India and its low-cost arm, Air India Express, having 6,350 and 1,592 pilots respectively and IndiGo having 5,085 cockpit crew, Parliament was informed on Monday. The number of pilots at Akasa is 466 and at SpiceJet, it is 385, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. The government-run Alliance Air has …

13,989 pilots employed by six major domestic airlines: Govt

MoS Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said the rationale behind airlines hiring foreign pilots, inter alia, is the requirement of a specific type-rated pilot in light of fleet expansions and time-bound operational requirements.

Inside India's Cockpit: The Rise of Domestic Pilots and Training Innovations

Inside India's Cockpit: The Rise of Domestic Pilots and Training Innovations The Indian aviation industry currently employs a substantial number of pilots, with six major domestic airlines boasting a combined total of 13,989 pilots. Air India and its budget arm, Air India Express, lead with 6,350 and 1,592 pilots, respectively, while IndiGo follows with 5,085 cockpit crew members, according to parliamentary updates.This information surfaced duri…