Thread by @jagritichandra

#AirIndia #pilots unhappy over salary revision. The airline has offered a guaranteed flying allowance equivalent of 40 hours, which used to be 70 hours pre pandemic and was brought down to 20 hours.

Multiple pilots said this in a nut shell: "The DGCA allows a minimum flying of 1,000 hours, which if you calculate leaves and training gives you approximately 72 to 73 hours per month. This has also long been a healthy number of flying hours after which a pilot can take ...(cont)

"a respectable salary home. But, if the airline under-utilises us, and gives us flying only for 40 hours we take home much less than pilots of other airlines and what we were already taking home pre-pandemic. There is also rising inflation to account." (crux of what many said)

The airline has offered Rs 8.5 lakh for 70 hours of flying. But pilots say Qatar and Emirates offer Rs 13 to 14 lakh and Riyadh Air is offering close to Rs 16 lakh, along with tax waiver and free edu for kids and free accommodation. Just for perspective #airindia #aviation.

Pilots: some allowances also slashed, and revision of hourly flying rate will adversely impact senior pilots who will now take lower salary than before. Sample this- a Commander was getting hrly rate of Rs 10k for 70-80 hrs flying, but now will get Rs 8,165. No comment from AI