Days after SpiceJet announced a salary hike for its pilots, a section of captains and first officers of the airline has expressed apprehension about the implementation of the revised remuneration citing terms and conditions.
In a communication to pilots on October 19, SpiceJet said effective November 1, 2022, its captains’ salaries will increase to Rs 7 lakh for 80 hours of monthly flying and Rs 6.13 lakh for 70 hours from the current Rs 4.5 lakh-level which was made effective from October 1, 2022.
Accordingly, salaries of trainers and senior first officers have also been increased commensurately, the Gurugram-headquartered airline said.
The trainers comprise Designated Examiner (DE), Type Ratings Instructor (TRI) and Line Training Captain (LTC).