Going for its retrenchment drive, private air carrier, Jet Airways sacked about 25 expatriate pilots including captains of Boeing 737 aircraft. The expatriated staff of Jet was drawing salary of USD 15,000 to 18,000 per month besides many incentives and perks such as five-star hotel accommodation and business class conveyance to their home country. Jet had, earlier, sacked around 400 support staff before Diwali but retained them after stiff opposition of government and political class.

Entire aviation sector is facing heat of global slow down with high input cost and low air traffic. Airlines are taking various cost cutting measures from cutting salary to retrenchment of staff to cover losses. Earlier, Vijay Mallya-run Kingfisher Airlines had decided to cut salary of trainee staff to reduce ever increasing losses. Some airlines are also collaborating with each other to reduce unnecessary burden and hence reduce expenses.