05-22-2010, 08:43 PM
[url="http://www.hindustantimes.com/karnataka/Mangalore-crash-focus-back-on-expat-pilots/546915/H1-Article1-546982.aspx"]Mangalore crash, focus back on expat pilots[/url]
Complete nonsense. Pilots are trained to land on any runway. How Indian pilots will do better? ATC excuse is as lame as it can get, How these jokers communicate with international plane who are controlled by FOREIGNERS. Pilots union had their own agenda and media is doing work for them.
It was an accident, tyer burst and short runway, short time to control.
Quote:The crash of the Air India Express plane piloted by a Serbian national on Saturday has put the focus back on whether foreign pilots with various Indian air carriers are able to operate in a country with a diverse topography.
There are around 560 expat pilots currently employed with various airlines in India and they account for 10 per cent of the total strength of 5,500 civilian pilots.
Air India Express, the low-cost arm of the national carrier, has 125 expat pilots and they reportedly face a number of problems while operating a flight in the country when they are in the cockpit. In all, Air India has 250 expat pilots.
"Expat pilots should be removed because they are not familiar with the diverse topography in India," a retired Indian Airlines pilot, who did not wish to be identified, said.
The common problems that expat pilots face are related to communication and lack of knowledge of topography of Indian terrain, a senior pilot association official said.
According to Air Traffic Control (ATC) sources, air traffic controllers find it hard to communicate with expat pilots.
Complete nonsense. Pilots are trained to land on any runway. How Indian pilots will do better? ATC excuse is as lame as it can get, How these jokers communicate with international plane who are controlled by FOREIGNERS. Pilots union had their own agenda and media is doing work for them.
It was an accident, tyer burst and short runway, short time to control.