Jet loses 13 pilots to Qatar Airways, more may follow suit

Mumbai: Naresh Goyal-promoted Jet Airways has lost 13 pilots to Doha-based Qatar Airways.
“Thirteen pilots have put in their papers to join Qatar Airways and many more resignations are in the pipeline,” a Jet Airways source said on Wednesday.
These pilots have received job offer letters from the Middle-East air-carrier and have asked Jet Airways to relieve them, the source said, adding that many more pilots are likely to quit in the days ahead.
Jet Airways confirmed the resignation of the pilots. “We have received resignations of 13 pilots as on date … this will not impact our operations,” an airline spokesperson said. Earlier, around two dozen pilots from Kingfisher Airlines are reported toi have put in their papers to board Qatar Airways and a domestic air-carrier.
22/04/09 PTI/Economic Times