Campbell Wilson, Air India’s CEO, on Friday said that the airline has hired close to 4,000 people – including 2,400 cabin crew and 500 pilots – since the start of 2023.
“Since the start of the year more than 500 pilots, 2,400 cabin crew and 1,000 other staff have been recruited across AI and AIX. We also saw our 1,000th new cabin crew of the year commence operational duties,” Wilson said in a message to Air India employees. Wilson also stressed on the airline’s push to ramp up recruitment and training capabilities.
Air India has around 11,000 employees and Air India Express (AIX) has about 1,900 people, including third party staff.
The airline has embarked on a five-year transformation under which it seeks to expand routes, flights and increase market share in both domestic and international segments.
It has also placed firm orders for 470 aircraft, including narrow-body and wide-body planes, with Boeing and Airbus.
Last month, the Tata-owned airline announced that it was hiring more than 1,000 pilots and that more than 500 aircraft will be joining its fleet in the coming years.
“We are offering multiple opportunities and accelerated growth across our A320, B777, B787 and B737 fleet for captains and first officers, as well as trainers,” it had said.
Vistara is a joint venture between Air India and Singapore Airlines and is set to be merged with Air India, while the Tata Group took control of Air India and Air India Express in January last year.
