Jobs in India

[IFLYSIU]

Strictly looking at numbers only, I read that they are dishing out incentives of 75,000- 100,000 R's, local Indian currency, per month to persuade the local instructors to leave there post. Ok... with the use of a trusty conversion calculator that is equivalent to about 27K here in the US. I am not definite on an actual salary information regarding an FO slot from one of these LCC's or government subsidized airlines. This could just be some sort of signing bonus event. I am still researching!

Based on my experiences, as well as my relatives, that would be considered quite a bit in terms of Buying Power in India. My parent's use the term live like a KING. You know what I mean if you traveled over there.

Peace.

 

[hawg2hawk]

Strictly looking at numbers only, I read that they are dishing out incentives of 75,000- 100,000 R's, local Indian currency, per month to persuade the local instructors to leave there post. Ok... with the use of a trusty conversion calculator that is equivalent to about 27K here in the US. I am not definite on an actual salary information regarding an FO slot from one of these LCC's or government subsidized airlines. This could just be some sort of signing bonus event. I am still researching!

Based on my experiences, as well as my relatives, that would be considered quite a bit in terms of Buying Power in India. My parent's use the term live like a KING. You know what I mean if you traveled over there.

Peace.

I prefer living like a viking, but that's probably just semantics.

The ass-pain involved in converting the certificates seems pretty minor if you look at the exchange rate. Seems to me that a young guy in this career could go a hell of a lot farther on 27k a year in India than he could in Teterboro, and maybe enjoy it a little more and build some ICAO time. That's just me though. Some guys like the starving purist lifestyle.

 

[414Flyer]

I think your Rupees to dollars conversion is a bit off. I think its about 45 rupees to the dollar, so that 100000 R should convert to about 2200 Dollars.

My copilots there with as little as 300 hours were getting interviews with the major airlines there. Some of them were having problems flying and talking on the radio at the same time

A big problem Indians face who get the licenses in the US in converting to Indian license. It is a much less standardized and transparent system there. Whoever grades it can give you whatever score they feel like, and in reality, you could get everything actually right and fail the test. The person grading it could just fail you intentionally because he feels like it, or he could expect you to give him money somehow. You cant really demand to see what you actually got wrong, or to complain to that persons boss either. What you get for a score is what you get, nothing you can do about it until the next time you are eligible to attempt it again.

 

[dash8driver]

The problem w/ India is the conversion of your certs. It is the only reason I am not working there right now. The compensation even for regular pilots is very good.

what about for the irregular pilots? i have a friend who's a good pilot but he's irregular...even with metamucil.

 

[dash8driver]

I think your Rupees to dollars conversion is a bit off. I think its about 45 rupees to the dollar, so that 100000 R should convert to about 2200 Dollars.

his rupees to dollars conversion is right. its just that he changed units on you and didnt tell you. he said 100000 per month..then converted it and said 27k. now thats obviously not per month or there'd be a line so long, you'd have to fly to china to get to the end. so, taking your conversion of 2200/month and doing a little math 2200 * 12 = 26400. pretty close to 27k...

 

[DX Rick]

A good friend of mine went over there to Air Sahara contracted to be a Check Airmen on the CRJ when they aquired them. SCARY PLACE TO LIVE if you're American. He left early due to the threats made at him.

Other than that, they "civil" ones treated him as if he was royalty.

 

[urflyingme?!]

Crud dude.

I wanna go to INDIA!

 

[Vik]

Thats a little hard to believe. We're talking about India here and not the middle east.

There are no threats against any foreigners in India at all. They are welcomed there with open arms.

A good friend of mine went over there to Air Sahara contracted to be a Check Airmen on the CRJ when they aquired them. SCARY PLACE TO LIVE if you're American. He left early due to the threats made at him.

Other than that, they "civil" ones treated him as if he was royalty.

 

[Guam360]

Is there good surf in India?

If so, sign me up.

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

what about for the irregular pilots? i have a friend who's a good pilot but he's irregular...even with metamucil.

I told you I got that all taken care of...

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

Is there good surf in India?

Yes, but not a lot of great breaks have been discovered yet. Go find some and don't tell anyone (except me). Sri Lanka has great surf, and a very short flight straight south will take you to some of the most perfect, least crowded waves in the world in the Maldives. Not a bad region to be hanging out if you are a surfer. The brown girls are of a different flavor though, and I'm not sure I can get past the big red dot, but that's another subject...

 

[414Flyer]

Maldive women are going to be Muslim, so you can forget about chasing any there unless its women on vacation from somewhere else. Also I dont think you can drink there.

There were definitely some hot Indian women I met in Pune. In the bars and nightclubs, the women are defintely more Western in many ways. Cover charges in decent clubs and bars in India, are often higher than in the US. Also you dont see waitresses anywhere hardly, its most always men.

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

Maldive women are going to be Muslim, so you can forget about chasing any there

Muslim women will smoke the pole, too.

 

[rtaank]

Ok guys, I think I have the answers to all your questions. I am flying 737's in command, am employed with Jet Airways India Ltd.....And let me tell u all we will be flying to US in the next month. Jet need over 400 pilots in the next 1 yr. Things are expolding in INDIA right now. India does not have any unemployed pilots left anymore. Ppl are picking & choosing jobs. I can be of B737 or A340/340 pilots seeking a job in INDIA. No problem with converting any licences as it is not required for expats. Jet Airways has 42 planes and is looking at 65 total by next yr. There are 10 new airlines opening soon. Jumpin guys. Anybody needing info on jet pls contact me at [email protected] or call me at +919820176710.

Any pilots flying A330/340 looking for jobs on contract pls mail me at [email protected] .Pls write subject A330/340. Salary 11k per month.
Thanks

 

[414Flyer]

Jet Airways seemed to be a decent airline. Air India/Indian Airlines is just a big inefficient government entity, where people never get fired and some people only show up for work on payday. I cant remember the number of employees per airplane, but it was huge, especially compared to private airlines in India.

Tell Savio hello, he started training last august/september timeframe on 737. He was one of my copilot for Wxmod, good guy.