Jet Airways pilots, engineers, Dutch vendors want to be parties to bankruptcy case
NEW DELHI:The pilots and engineers unions of Jet Airways and two Dutch logistics vendors to the grounded airline Wednesday moved the NCLT seeking them to be made parties to the bankruptcy hearings, which the tribunal will begin from on Thursday. The consortium of 26 bankers led by State Bank had filed for bankruptcy Tuesday at […]
SpiceJet to hire up to 2,000 Jet staff, including pilots and cabin crew
NEW DELHI: SpiceJet plans to hire up to 2,000 staff, including pilots and cabin crew, of the defunct Jet Airways as the no-frills carrier continues to expand its operations. The airline has taken at least 22 planes that were earlier used by Jet Airways, which temporarily shuttered its operations due to cash crunch in April. […]
SpiceJet hires 500 Jet Airways pilots and employees, may induct more
NEW DELHI: Budget carrier SpiceJet on Friday said it has already absorbed over 500 employees, including 100 pilots, of the grounded carrier Jet Airways and it is open to induct more as it adds more aircraft and routes in the times ahead. The Gurugram-based no-frills airline has already announced induction of 27 more planes -22 […]
Jet Airways pilots defer mass leave decision to April 15
NEW DELHI: The pilots’ union of Jet Airways on Sunday postponed, till April 15, their decision to go on mass leave to protest non-payment of salaries. The decision comes after Jet Airways on Saturday said it will soon pay the remaining December salaries to employees. “The pilots have decided that time should be given to […]
Have enough pilots, operations won’t be impacted: Jet Airways
MUMBAI: Even as it tries to stave-off a proposed mass leave by a section of pilots, Jet Airways on Saturday said it has the requisite number of aviators to man its fleet currently under operation. “Operations on Monday are unlikely to be impacted,” an official said. “We have taken a note of the advisory sent […]
Jet Airways pilots threaten to stop flying from April 1, set March 31 deadline on bailout, salaries
NEW DELHI: The umbrella body of the domestic pilots of the nearly crippled Jet Airways on Tuesday threatened to stop flying from April 1, if the resolution plan is delayed and salary dues are not cleared by the end of this month. The decision was taken at the annual meeting of Jet Airways domestic pilots […]
Jet Airways pilots seek government help to recover dues
NEW DELHI: Cash-strapped Jet Airways pilots’ union has written to the government, seeking its help in recovering their pending salaries along with the accumulated interest. Jet Airways currently has 1,900 pilots on its rolls. In a letter written to Minister of Labour and Employment Santosh Gangwar, the National Aviators Guild (NAG), which represents the majority […]