According to a Livemint report, the flag carrier airline of India, Tata group-owned Air India will be revising the salary of staff and it is expected the salary hike to be nearly 8-10%.
It is expected that the shortage of pilots is the key reason behind the decision to raise salaries. There has been a shortage of pilots and the company wants to retain talent.
According to the reports, Air India Ltd will soon announce salary hikes across verticals. The salary hike will benefit employees across the board, including pilots, and cabin crew. The initial salary hike will be for the pilots. Post this, the salary hike will take place for the cabin crew and other officers.
Earlier in February Air India had also announced its plans to hire over 4200 cabin crew trainees and 900 pilots in 2023 as the airline adds new aircraft and rapidly expands its domestic and international operations.
As the Airline announced a mega order to purchase 470 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus to support its growth plans. It has already announced plans to lease 36 aircraft of which two B 777-200 LR have already joined the fleet.
The cabin crew, who will be recruited from around the country, will undergo a 15-week programme imparting safety and service skills and will be coached to exemplify the best of Indian hospitality and Tata group culture.
The training program will include extensive classroom and in-flight training at the airline’s training facility in Mumbai as well as familiarization flights. Notably, between May 2022-February 2023, Air India hired over 1900 cabin crew. Over 1,100 cabin crew has been trained in the last seven months (between July 22-January’23).
Recently, Air India has revised its privileged leave Policy for employees effective April 1. The airline will be revising its policy from the next financial year including for both permanent and full-term contract staff.
