{"id":67315,"date":"2025-02-18T15:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=67315"},"modified":"2025-02-18T15:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:21:07","slug":"pilot-groupings-big-charge-against-air-india-indigo-over-hiring-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=67315","title":{"rendered":"Pilot Grouping’s Big Charge Against Air India, IndiGo Over Hiring Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

A pilots’ grouping on Tuesday alleged that Air India and IndiGo have a tacit understanding not to hire pilots from each other, saying that employment in the aviation sector should remain fair.<\/p>\n

Airline Pilots’ Association of India (ALPA India), a member associate of the International Federation of Airline Pilots’ Association (IFALPA), has flagged the issue to the civil aviation ministry.<\/p>\n

Air India and IndiGo did not comment on PTI’s queries about the pilots’ grouping’s allegations.<\/p>\n

An IndiGo official said there was no substance in the allegations.<\/p>\n

In a letter to Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu, ALPA India has expressed concerns regarding recent reports that Air India and IndiGo have agreed not to hire each other’s pilots.<\/p>\n

“Such an arrangement, if true, raises serious legal and ethical questions as it restricts the fundamental right to employment and fair competition,” the letter said.<\/p>\n

ALPA India has urged the minister to ensure that employment in the aviation sector remains fair, open and in line with constitutional and legal principles.<\/p>\n

India is one of the world’s fastest-growing markets and more than 1,800 planes are on order. There is also a rising demand for pilots as carriers expand their fleet to cater to the air traffic growth.<\/p>\n

ALPA India represents over 800 pilots across airlines and helicopter companies.<\/p>\n

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n

\u200bA pilots’ grouping on Tuesday alleged that Air India and IndiGo have a tacit understanding not to hire pilots from each other, saying that employment in the aviation sector should remain fair.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A pilots’ grouping on Tuesday alleged that Air India and IndiGo have a tacit understanding not to hire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":67316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t