SpiceJet has introduced a revised wage construction for its Captains, growing their month-to-month remuneration by round 55% to ₹7 lakh for a complete of 80 hours of flying. This hike can be relevant from November 1.
A spokesperson from the airline advised information company ANI on Wednesday that SpiceJet has been revising the salaries of pilots each month, including the wage for October was hiked by 22%.
The wage hike in November comes after SpiceJet had determined to place round 80 pilots on go away with out pay for 3 months to chop prices, a report by Livemint stated.
With the most recent change in salaries, Captains can be paid greater than they had been paid throughout the pre-Covid interval.
Alternatively, salaries of Trainers and Senior First Officers have additionally been elevated “commensurately”, ANI additional reported.
September wage noticed a rise of as much as 10% for Trainers and eight% for Captains and First Officers, ANI reported on Wednesday.
SpiceJet has been within the information for a number of malfunction incidents reported in its plane in current months.
On October 12, a SpiceJet flight coming from Goa made an emergency touchdown on the Hyderabad Airport after smoke was noticed within the cabin. The plane made a protected touchdown and all 86 passengers disembarked safely.
Officers advised Hindustan Occasions final week that oil seepage from one of many engines into the air con system was doubtless the explanation behind the smoke within the cabin.
The Directorate Basic of Civil Aviation (DGCA) requested SpiceJet to ship oil samples to engine maker Pratt & Whitney each 15 days in wake of the October 12 incident.
“DGCA is protecting an in depth watch on the state of affairs and shall take all applicable motion to avert any untoward incident,” the authority stated in a press release on Monday.