IndiGoNSE 0.78 % is hiring more than 100 Boeing 737 commander level pilots, primarily those exiting Jet AirwaysNSE 2.79 %, as the country’s biggest airline looks to overcome a flying-crew shortage and establish its dominance amid an exodus of personnel from the financially-stressed airline.
A top industry source aware of IndiGo’s hiring plans said that it would take six months to train the Boeing pilots so that they could fly A320s, an aircraft type IndiGo operates. In addition, the carrier has already hired about 130 expatriate pilots from all over the world.
