Air India To Add 900 Pilots, Over 4,000 Cabin Crew This Year
NDTV
Air India has already announced plans to lease 36 aircraft of which two Boeing 777-200LR have already joined the fleet.
Air India announced today that it will hire over 900 pilots and 4,200 cabin crew trainees in 2023 as part of its big expansion plan.
Earlier this month, the Tata-owned airlines had announced that it has signed multi-billion dollar deals with France's Airbus and American plane-maker Boeing to buy 470 passenger aircraft in the largest shopping event in commercial aviation history. The price for the entire 470-aircraft deal would be between $70 and $80 billion.
It has already announced plans to lease 36 aircraft of which two Boeing 777-200LR have already joined the fleet.
The cabin crew will be recruited from around the country and will undergo a 15-week training program. Between May 2022 and February 2023, Air India hired over 1,900 cabin crew.
