1-yr pilot notice period gets rap, airlines will struggle to find experienced hands

Aviation experts said that DGCA's move defies logic and is not based on the demand-supply concept.

The  Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)'s new rule of making one year notice period compulsory for commanders will lead to cases of industrial conflict and severely impact the expansion plan of new airlines, says the aviation industry.

In its reasoning, the regulator said that it has noticed a trend of pilots resigning without prior notice to the airlines which forces disruption in the airline’s schedule leading to harassment of passengers. The move is believed to have after established airlines said that their wage cost was rising as they are forced to hire expat pilots due to demand-supply