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By poaching the grounded airline’s pilots, not only did the Air India management break the unions’ resistance, it also plugged a critical shortage of talent.

A drop in employee costs, despite the need to hire pilots under the new DGCA norms, raises fresh concerns about IndiGo’s staffing, and its vulnerability to a December 2025-scale disruption.
FY26 numbers show that Airtel is stealing a march on its larger rival on most counts and is unrelenting in its ambition, casting a cloud on Jio’s valuation.
From airspace closures to fuel shocks, external factors expose deeper vulnerabilities at the Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines carrier.