Captain Asim Valiani, President of the pilot union National Aviators Guild said that many employees did not accept good offers because they believed that revival was on the cards

The concern to save the embattled Jet Airways is common all around, the suggestions to this end from various quarters are different though

Over 1,300 pilots are on the street after Jet Airways announced halting of operations on April 17, endangering the jobs of thousands of employees.

The National Aviators' Guild told its members that 410 pilots have left Jet Airways between September 2018 and March 31, 2019, which has left the airline with 1,527 pilots

Jet Airways has only seven planes, including six turbo propelled ones used for shorter hauls, flying at present, way below its peak of 123 planes in December

While delaying salaries of its entire 16,000 workforce for the third time since last September, on April 3, the airline had informed employees of providing an update on April 9

With 15 more planes out of operations, its fleet has woefully come down to just 20 from as high as 123, operating over 650 flights across the country and the continents

The pilots, who along with engineers and senior staff have not been paid for almost four months now, have said they will not fly from April if dues are not cleared and a roadmap on future payment is not provided.

\"The repayment of the External Commercial Borrowing, availed by the Company for working capital purposes, falling due on 28 March 2019, has been delayed owing to temporary liquidity constraints and the Company has engaged with the Lender in relation to the same,\" Jet Airways quoted in an exchange filing without divulging any further details on the matter.

The National Aviators Guild (NAG), the body claiming representation of some 1,100 pilots at Jet Airways, had last week announced its decision not to fly from April 1 if their pending salaries were not cleared and clarity on the revival plan not provided by March 31.

Jet Airways' domestic pilots body NAG had last week announced that its over 1,100 -odd members would stop flying from April 1 of their salaries dues were not cleared and a clarity on the revival roadmap was not provided by March 31.

Jet Airways, which has a debt of a billion dollars, has failed to pay lenders and aircraft lessors and has grounded one third of its fleet.

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The lenders, led by SBI, have already agreed to convert a part of their Rs 8,000-crore debt into equity to take a majority stake in the Jet Airways, while also pumping in more funds.