Jet Airways pilots cry foul over salary delay
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:16.11.2018
Mental stress among pilots have increased in the cockpits of Jet Airways flight as the airline has not paid salaries to pilots and aircraft engineers for the last two-and-a-half months. The management and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have also not taken note of this.
There is discontent among pilots and engineers who handle the safety aspect of the flights, as the management has not hinted at a deadline for payment of their pending salary, a pilot said. “The promise that the money will be paid in two installments has not been met. Pilots feel that DGCA will have to step in as stressed workers may not be good for flight safety,” he added.
Sources said that only 50% of the salary due for September was paid. “Pilots, aircraft engineers, senior managers are not being paid. But other staff received festival bonus this month. This has triggered a lot of mental stress. Pilots also worry whether the company will be able to pay the accumulated salary ,” he said. The arrangement that money would be paid on 11th and 26th of a month was also not met.
Delayed salaries have hit trainee pilots the most. “A fresher spends around ₹40 lakh to complete training, including, flying training and type-rating training for a particular plane. The monthly loan installment will come to around ₹1lakh,” said a pilot.
Air safety expert and former pilot Captain Mohan Ranganathan said, “The stress will be huge in the cockpit as all of them would have taken heavy loans. Mental stress is a risk for air safety. DGCA and the airlines have not given much attention, but financial stress is also taken into consideration during accident investigations off late.”
The airline has not paid its pilots and engineers, who handle the safety aspect of the flights, for the past two-and-a-half months
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:16.11.2018
Mental stress among pilots have increased in the cockpits of Jet Airways flight as the airline has not paid salaries to pilots and aircraft engineers for the last two-and-a-half months. The management and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have also not taken note of this.
There is discontent among pilots and engineers who handle the safety aspect of the flights, as the management has not hinted at a deadline for payment of their pending salary, a pilot said. “The promise that the money will be paid in two installments has not been met. Pilots feel that DGCA will have to step in as stressed workers may not be good for flight safety,” he added.
Sources said that only 50% of the salary due for September was paid. “Pilots, aircraft engineers, senior managers are not being paid. But other staff received festival bonus this month. This has triggered a lot of mental stress. Pilots also worry whether the company will be able to pay the accumulated salary ,” he said. The arrangement that money would be paid on 11th and 26th of a month was also not met.
Delayed salaries have hit trainee pilots the most. “A fresher spends around ₹40 lakh to complete training, including, flying training and type-rating training for a particular plane. The monthly loan installment will come to around ₹1lakh,” said a pilot.
Air safety expert and former pilot Captain Mohan Ranganathan said, “The stress will be huge in the cockpit as all of them would have taken heavy loans. Mental stress is a risk for air safety. DGCA and the airlines have not given much attention, but financial stress is also taken into consideration during accident investigations off late.”
The airline has not paid its pilots and engineers, who handle the safety aspect of the flights, for the past two-and-a-half months
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