In a bid to enhance pilot retention, Air India and Air India Express have announced a salary hike of nine to fifteen percent. This initiative comes in response to fierce competition with IndiGo and other Middle Eastern carriers. Senior pilots, flying for forty hours per month, will now receive nearly seven lakh rupees.

Air India enhances pilot pay and career paths to reduce attrition, introducing new incentives and preferred postings for better retention.

NEW DELHI: Air India on Friday hiked pilot salaries by 8% to 15%, with commanders getting the biggest hikes and then the same tapering with rank. Going ahead, first officers or…