Jet decides to fly with Indian talent

Mumbai: Naresh Goyal-promoted Jet Airways has decided to run the airline completely on Indian talent.
Jet has already started working on a model to gradually replace all its foreign hands with local talents over the next three years. If Jet implements the desi model, it will have to find out replacements for some of its top-level executives and CEO. Jet’s day-to-day operation is run by Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, CEO of the company.
Jet Airways chief commercial officer Sudheer Raghavan told ET, “We will gradually make Jet Airways a fully Indian-run airline. The process has already started.” Mr Goyal will be involved in recruiting top-level executives with Indian origin from foreign airlines.
Jet is estimated to require about 1,500 cabin crew for its international operations. The plan to run the airline by Indians will help Jet to save time and energy as the appointment of foreign hands is a long-drawn process.
26/08/08 Mithun Roy/Economic Times