Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Aircraft Employee Ratio in Air India
The employees to aircraft ratio in Air India is 258. The Aircraft to employee ratio varies from airline to airline depending upon the nature and extent of functions performed in-house. Most of the airlines have outsourced a number of their functions and as a result their aircraft employee ratio is less. Whereas in case of Air India most of the functions are being performed in-house and as a result the ratio is higher.

In order to rationalize manpower for achieving optimum utilization of manpower resources and as part of the Turn Around Plan (TAP), the Board of Directors of Air India have given an in-principle approval to a Voluntary Retirement Scheme for all permanent and confirmed employees of the Company, who are in Indian scales of pay and have rendered a continuous service of 15 years in the Company or have reached a minimum age of 40 years as on date of closure of the scheme. Employees holding licences/approval from DGCA as part of their job requirements like aircraft engineers, pilot, simulator maintenance engineers, approved flight dispatchers, service engineers etc. are not eligible. The proposed VRS would be notified after approval of the Government.

The Cabinet while approving the Turn Around Plan of Air India has set up various targets for Air India which include hiving off of Maintenance, Repair and Overhauling and ground handling activities and VRS package in order to reduce manpower cost.

This information was given by the Minister of Civil Aviation S

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