Nok Air rejects allegation made in lawsuit
Nok Air denies allegations that it required payment of training fees from junior pilots as a requirement for employment at the airline, responding to a lawsuit. Teerawat Angkasakulkiat, president of the Thai Pilots Association, said 13 pilots filed a lawsuit against Nok Air last month. He said in 2018, the plaintiffs paid around 2.5m baht per person for training to qualify for a commercial pilot licence (CPL), anticipating employment at the airline after the programme. Teerawat said the pilots informed the association the airline inquired if the pilots could afford to pay for their own type rating training fees, as this programme required qualifications to operate a specific type of aircraft. The pilots believed this request was unfair<br/>
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Nok Air rejects allegation made in lawsuit
Nok Air denies allegations that it required payment of training fees from junior pilots as a requirement for employment at the airline, responding to a lawsuit. Teerawat Angkasakulkiat, president of the Thai Pilots Association, said 13 pilots filed a lawsuit against Nok Air last month. He said in 2018, the plaintiffs paid around 2.5m baht per person for training to qualify for a commercial pilot licence (CPL), anticipating employment at the airline after the programme. Teerawat said the pilots informed the association the airline inquired if the pilots could afford to pay for their own type rating training fees, as this programme required qualifications to operate a specific type of aircraft. The pilots believed this request was unfair<br/>
