Air India announces salary hike, annual performance bonus for pilots; details here

Air India announces salary hike, annual performance bonus for pilots; details here

Tata Group-owned Air India on May 23 announced salary hike of up to Rs 15,000 for pilots as well as annual performance bonus of up to Rs 1.8 lakh with effect from April 1.

As per the official statement, the carrier has bumped up salaries between Rs 5,00o and Rs 15,000 in fixed pay per month from first officer to senior commander. There is no salary hike for Junior First Officers in this appraisal season.

It has also announced bonus of Rs 42,000 to Rs 1.8 lakh per annum from Junior First Officer (JFOs) to senior commanders.

First Officer and Captain to receive Rs 60,000 annual bonus, while commander and senior commander will get 1.32 lakh and 1.80 lakh bonus, respectively.

The carrier also announced a compensation for pilots who have faced inordinate delays in their ground and simulator training.

"Pilots who underwent command upgrade and conversion training from April 2023 to March 2024 and whose training was delayed due to justifiable organizational reasons will receive additional compensation for time spent in training beyond the guaranteed 40 hours of flying," Air India said, adding that details will be communicated individually, and the payout will be made with the flying allowances for June.

Yesterday, union of the Air India Express flagged concerns about flight delays and cancellations, saying that the reduced number of departures is adversely impacting the salaries of the cabin crew.

The Air India Express Employees Union (AIXEU) also claimed that more than 100 cabin crew are sitting idle without flying duties for the last two months due to the non-availability of airport entry passes.

On May 9, the cabin crew strike was called off after a meeting of the representatives of the union and the airline that was convened by the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) in the national capital.