Kingfisher Airlines

IT· KFR· KINGFISHER· Bengaluru· Flying since 2005· Asia-Pacific· Official site

Kingfisher Airlines Limited was an airline group based in India. It was established in 2003 and started its commercial operations in 2005. Through its parent company United Breweries Group, it had a 50% stake in low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red.

From Wikipedia, as of Aug 11, 2026, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hiring status unknown

—

0 reviews

Write a review Report pay Compare

We publish a score once a carrier has at least 3 reviews. Kingfisher Airlines has 0. Ratings below that are as likely to describe one bad month as an employer.

Carrier identity from Wikidata.

Industry data on Kingfisher Airlines

Industry operator dataset

Published by an industry dataset, not reported by verified crew. Each figure is shown with the date its source was last revised — some are years old.

Figures dated Jan 31, 2006 – Mar 5, 2013Published in USD, not converted

Kingfisher Airlines hires on 1 separate employment contracts. Pay, conditions and entry requirements differ between them and are listed separately below — they are not combined, and figures from one do not apply to another.

Recruitment

Negative outlook

The fleet is grounded by DGCA for non payment of salaries for over 8 months. as of Mar 5, 2013 · 13 yrs old

No Recruitment until 2009 mid or end. as of Sep 5, 2008 · 18 yrs old

Published pay

Captain
$8,500
Bottom of scale · per month
“8500-9500$ ATR 80hrs/month”
as of Apr 19, 2008 · 18 yrs old

Conditions

Annual leave: Block-off paterns for Expatriate Pilots. as of Jun 27, 2007 · 19 yrs old
Roster and how it is published: day by day; one day off by week as of Apr 19, 2008 · 18 yrs old
Staff travel: INR 500/sector on Kingfisher Airlines Network. Interline Agreements with Most Major International Operators. as of Jun 27, 2007 · 19 yrs old

Entry requirements

Captain: Exapt Pilot: TRE (Type Rated Examiner) ? 5000 hours of total flying experience including 2000 hours on type as PIC with a minimum of 500 hours instructional experience on type. TRI (Type Rated Instructor) ? 4500 hours of total flying experience including 2000 hours on type as PIC with a minimum of 250 hours instructional experience on type. TLC (Type Rated Line Captain) ? 4000 hours of total flying experience including 2000 hours total command experience with 500 hours on type as PIC. as of Jun 27, 2007 · 19 yrs old
First Officer: Expat Pilot: TFO (Type Rated First Officer) ? 1000 of total flying experience including 100 hours on type as of Jun 27, 2007 · 19 yrs old

Selection process

Expat Pilot: 1. Send the CV to [email protected] 2. Sending the required documents 3. Screening 4. Security Clearance 5. Joining as of Jun 27, 2007 · 19 yrs old

On order

2 X A340-500 The medium haul jets delivery has been put on hold. as of Sep 5, 2008 · 18 yrs old

How to apply

Expat Pilots: Sending the Cv to [email protected]📋 as of Jun 27, 2007 · 19 yrs old

Pilot vacancies page Application form

Red

Recruitment

Neutral outlook

Company is now called Kingfisher Red (previously Air Deccan) after merger with Kingfisher Airlines. as of Sep 5, 2008 · 18 yrs old

The entire airline has faced a huge loss just like its parent airline. No more hiring for the next one year. as of Sep 5, 2008 · 18 yrs old