Sunday, October 11, 2015

Air India to cross-train cabin crew for entire fleet

New Delhi: In a significant shift from its decades-old practice, Air India will soon start training the cabin crew for all kinds of aircraft rather than keeping a pool of people for a particular fleet.

The move, the first of its kind by any Indian carrier, comes at a time when Air India is battling staff issues as well as poor ontime performance. In recent times, there have also been instances where flights got delayed due to non-availability of the type-rated crew.

With an ambitious long-term perspective and fleet expansion plans, the airline anticipates to add more number of crew in the coming months. At present, it has around 3,500 cabin crew.

Sources said concurrently training the cabin crew for various types of aircraft would provide multiple benefits for the employees including "greater flexibility" in rostering.
11/10/15 Economic Times
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