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Minister agrees with Garuda’s proposal to employ Air Force pilots
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Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi (Antara/Wahyu Putro A)
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ransportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi expressed support for the proposal made by national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia to employ Air Force pilots.
However, he said, the pilots should have commercial licenses if they were to be employed by the airline.
Garuda Indonesia recently said it would employ Air Force pilots if a threatened strike by its pilots went ahead.
“It’s good initiative. I agree,” Budi said at the newly inaugurated Ahmad Yani International Airport in Semarang on Thursday as quoted by kompas.com.
He added that the employment of the Air Force’s human resources by Garuda Indonesia was a form of mutual cooperation for both institutions as Garuda could employ the pilots, who would increase their flight time, if it needed to do so.
Budi said the employment of Air Force pilots was in no way connected to the current dispute between the airline and its pilots. He called on representatives of both parties to immediately solve their differences. (bbn)
