Jet management, JetLite pilots meet; no decision on demands

September 09, 2014 22:00

A meeting between Jet Airways management and pilots of its subsidiary airline JetLite was held today but no decision was arrived at on the issue of demands of the pilots, who are opposed to their shifting to the parent company.

However, the company, in a statement termed the meeting as "constructive and well received".

The meeting with the pilots was called by the airline chief executive (designate) Cramer Ball in New Delhi to resolve the conscientious issue of seniority and career progression of JetLite pilots after their merger with Jet Airways.

"The pilots wanted a firm commitment from the management on their demands including service pay protection and maintaining of seniority before transferring them to the parent Jet Airways, which has not been accepted by the company," an airline source familiar with the development told PTI after the meeting.

The management said that it was open to further talks on the issue but did give any commitment to the pilots on meeting their demands, the source said.

Airline chairman Naresh Goyal had last month announced his plans to exit low-cost services and merge its two no-frills brands with parent full service carrier by year end. In the process, some 230 JetLite pilots will be shifted to the parent company.

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