IndiGo plans to add at least 400 pilots by next March
Business · First reported 2 Nov, 09:38 · Updated 20:43
IndiGo added 600 pilots in the first half of the fiscal year and says it expects to recruit at least 400 more by next March, as it prepares for stricter duty-time rules and plans long-haul growth.
- IndiGo had 5,700 pilots on March 31, 2026, and 6,300 by the end of September after hiring 600 in the first half of the fiscal year.
- CEO Willie Walsh said the airline expects to have enough pilots to meet schedules and comply with flight duty time rules when the current dispensation ends next March.
- IndiGo expects its A350 aircraft to begin arriving in the second quarter of 2028 and plans long-haul expansion that may include Mumbai and Navi Mumbai.
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- Pilots hired in first half of fiscal year
- 600
- Additional pilots expected by next March
- At least 400
- Pilot count at end of September
- 6,300
- Expected A350 delivery start
- Second quarter of 2028
- A350s on firm order
- 60
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