More than 500 crew members to join Air India in each of coming months: CEO

More than 500 crew members will join Air India in each of the coming months, and the company will roll out its new crew roster draft soon, according to its chairman Campbell Wilson.

In his weekly message to employees on Friday, he said the crew rostering project is about to start rolling out in earnest.

“As the system stabilizes, the crew should see earlier roll deployment, more stable rolls, better ‘golden offset’ integration and better back-up to reduce last-minute recalls.

“Also, when averaged over a few months, there will also be fairer earnings,” he said.

Air India has embarked on an ambitious transformation plan under the ownership of the Tata Group.

“In addition, with more than 500 new crews launched into service each of the coming months, we will be able to bring back fully supplemented crews and accelerate training,” Wilson said.

The Managing Director and CEO of Air India said the project will be a complete transformation of the way the airline lists its crew and brings on board the latest technologies and capabilities available in the market.