On the heels of about a dozen pilots quitting Kingfisher Airlines, 12 more have put in their papers at the Vijay Mallya-run air-carrier.
On the heels of about a dozen pilots quitting Kingfisher Airlines, 12 more have put in their papers at the Vijay Mallya-run air-carrier.
"Twelve more pilots have put in their papers and will soon be joining the Gulf-based airline Qatar Airways," a Kingfisher Airlines' official said.
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About 12 pilots had resigned earlier to join other domestic air-carriers, the official said. Though Qatar Airways has given job offer letters to 14 pilots from the airline, two have not made up their mind on quitting as they are already flying wide-body aircraft, the official said.
These pilots are supposed to join Qatar Airways by June 8, the official said.
However, these pilots do not come under the ambit of the civil aviation requirement of 2005, which makes it mandatory for pilots to give six months' notice prior to leaving jobs.
"The 2005 (requirement) is applicable to only those pilots who join domestic airlines. In the case of overseas carriers, one-month notice is sufficient," the official said.
In addition, an equal number of pilots are waiting in the wings to hop on to the Gulf-headquartered airline, which is expected to take a final call on their candidature soon, the official said.
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