{"id":6144,"date":"2023-05-30T08:24:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T08:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=6144"},"modified":"2023-05-30T08:24:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T08:24:16","slug":"air-india-will-phase-out-expatriate-pilots-eventually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=6144","title":{"rendered":"Air India Will Phase Out Expatriate Pilots Eventually"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Air India is currently expanding in every way possible. One of the most significant growth areas is its fleet and network, and finding qualified crew to operate its aircraft has been challenging. The carrier\u2019s decision to hire expat pilots to operate some planes was criticized, but now Air India&#8217;s CEO has clarified that it is only a temporary solution to a temporary problem.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"temporary-solution\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Temporary solution<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/air-india\/\">Air India<\/a>\u00a0CEO Campbell Wilson has clarified the airline\u2019s position on expat pilots. In an interview with The Hindu and Businessline, he explained that the airline\u2019s current expansion has been unlike anything it has witnessed in recent years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For many years the carrier was actually shrinking, with several planes grounded and many others flying after cannibalizing other aircraft for parts. But after the Tatas took over, there was ample financial backing to get the grounded fleet back in the air and also welcome additional planes on short-term leases.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/shutterstock_1835521909.jpg\" data-img-desc=\"&quot;Photo:&amp;nbsp;sockagphoto | Shutterstock&quot;\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"null\">\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/shutterstock_1835521909.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1500&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/shutterstock_1835521909.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1500&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/shutterstock_1835521909.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/shutterstock_1835521909.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/shutterstock_1835521909.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/shutterstock_1835521909.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/shutterstock_1835521909.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/shutterstock_1835521909.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air India is currently expanding in every way possible. One of the most significant growth areas is its fleet and network, and finding qualified crew to operate its aircraft has been challenging. The carrier\u2019s decision to hire expat pilots to operate some planes was criticized, but now Air India&#8217;s CEO has clarified that it is &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[102,88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-en","category-flights"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Air India Will Phase Out Expatriate Pilots Eventually - aviation news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=6144\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Air India Will Phase Out Expatriate Pilots Eventually\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Air India is currently expanding in every way possible. 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