What did the 2023 pay rise give each rank?

Akasa Air raised pilot pay by up to 40% from July 2023. A senior first officer moves to ₹3.40 lakh a month from ₹2.75 lakh, and a senior captain to ₹6.25 lakh from ₹5.75 lakh. HR Katha put the senior first officer figure higher, at Rs 4.30 lakhs a month. In dollar terms, Skift reported a senior first officer rising from $3,353 to $4,145 a month and a senior captain from $7,011 to $7,621.123

How are flying hours paid?

From July 2023, fixed pay covered 40 flying hours a month instead of 45. Each extra hour paid Rs 7,500 for a captain and Rs 3,045 for a first officer, and captains may fly at most 60 hours a month, worth up to Rs 7.75 lakh. Bangladesh Monitor describes that maximum as about 6% above the previous ₹7.28 lakh.12

What is the SkyCadet programme?

Akasa SkyCadet runs in three phases: ground school, CPL flight training and a Boeing 737 MAX type rating. Training partners are Dunes Aviation Academy in Bhavnagar and Skynex Aero in Jalgaon, the programme is open only to Indian citizens aged 18 to 40, and the fee is shared only in the application form. The airline launched the programme in June 2026 and continues to hire CPL holders and Boeing 737 type-rated pilots.45

What notice period applies?

First officers must serve six months' notice and captains one year. In 2023, 43 pilots left without serving notice, leading to mass cancellations. The Bombay High Court allowed Akasa to seek damages from six first officers, with the airline claiming INR210 million plus INR180,000, as reported by ch-aviation.678