Air India mulls walk-in interviews to replace pilots on strike

 New Delhi: In a first, Air India is planning to conduct walk-in interviews for hiring pilots and overcome the shortage created by the 53-day-old strike by the Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG). These walk-ins are being planned days after AI placed ads for hiring pilots in the international media.
“We are planning to hold walk-in interviews on a particular day every week. AI has given ads on our website and in Flight International but in those cases we have to wait till the last date of application before beginning the process of selecting people. In walk-ins, we can conduct simulator tests, interviews and hire those who clear them,” said a senior official. The last date for the vacancies advertised on AI website is July 23.
30/06/12 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India