Starting in 2012, PT Garuda Indonesia will terminate the contract of hire 43 foreign pilots

Starting in 2012, PT Garuda Indonesia will terminate the contract of hire 43 foreign pilots. Airlines that have not been doing an IPO (initial public offering) was assessed to give facilities to foreign pilots due to excessive salaries twice as large when compared with local pilots salary.

Capt. Ari Sapari Directurv Operations confirmed that salaries and facilities received foreign pilots are better when compared with local pilots. That, according to him, it should be because they are not permanent employee status. The foreign pilots were given over to temporary facilities in accordance with the contract.
Ari explained, housing facilities in Jakarta commonly given by the airline anywhere in the world to foreign pilots. He gave an example, when working at Korean Airlines, he also gets more facilities when compared with the original Korean pilots. http://www.radar-bekasi.com/

According to Ari, the salary received by the foreign pilots were lower when compared to the salaries of regional and international standards. With a salary that is not too high, he expressed lucky to hire foreign pilots.

Ari adds, Garuda is compelled to hire foreign pilots began earlier this year. Therefore, the supply of pilots in Indonesia is not comparable with the request. Finally, Garuda must scramble graduate new pilots to other airlines. Meanwhile, the aircraft continued expansion.

One of the Garuda pilot, Ais Sampesule, disclose, to reach a senior captain, it would take 15-20 years. Garuda gave to the captain of the basic salary of Rp 33 million and Rp 10 million flying allowance. Meanwhile, the captain of foreign pilots were given a basic salary USD 9000 plus accommodation costs U.S. $ 1,200.

Garuda pilot Lawyers Association (APG) Said Damanik rate, the facilities given to foreign pilots because their income was over two times greater than the local pilots.