AI plans to hire laid-off Jet staff

“Air India has plans to hire cabin-crew. However, instead of recruiting freshers and then spending time and money on training them, we are mulling recruiting some of those laid-off by Jet,” a source closely connected to the development told PTI here. The Air India management is of the view that this move would help in considerable savings in both time and costs, besides fast-forwarding the recruitment process, the source said. He, however, declined to reveal the number of personnel the national air carrier plans to take on board.

Jet Airways, plagued by mounting losses, recently laid off some of its cabin crew. A cabin crew personnel, on joining, is imparted three months training on different aspects of the industry. The industry practice is that prior to hiring, eligible candidates are put through a Group Dynamics and Personality Assessment Test before called for personal interviews.