Pilots express dissatisfaction over new law of the CAAN
A delegation of pilots put forward their concerns to Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Pradip Gyawali and the authorities of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) regarding a rule which requires that the pilots inform their employers six months in advance before quitting jobs.
“We raised our concerns to Tourism Minister Pradip Gyawali and the CAAN authorities regarding the rule which requires the pilots to notify the employers six months in advance before resigning,” reports quoted a pilot as saying.
The pilots’ voiced their disagreement to the CAAN authorities regarding their one-sided decision to enforce the new regulations. It is next to impossible for the CAAN to retain the pilots in the country through such one-sided policies, said another pilot declining to be named.
It is not possible for the pilots to inform their employing airlines six months in advance before quitting, he said.
The CAAN, according to him, assured the pilots that their decision has yet to be enforced and they would consult the pilots before enforcing the regulations.
CAAN had endorsed, last Friday, a decision making it mandatory for pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers to inform their current employers six months in advance before quitting their jobs.
It is claimed that the new policy was introduced to discourage pilots from leaving the country for better job opportunities taking into consideration the scarcity of pilots in Nepal. nepalnews.com pb Aug 14 06
