New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Tata Group-owned Air India has announced an immediate pilot hiring drive for its Airbus A320 and Boeing B737 fleet in a move that highlights the intensifying competition to scout cockpit talent.

In a notification issued on Monday, Air India invited applications from experienced pilots to fly its aircraft.

The Air India pilot hiring drive comes amid a massive crisis faced by rival IndiGo, which resulted in mass IndiGo flight cancellations over the past week. The IndiGo flight cancellations are still going on, eight days after it began, largely owing to the DGCA's new FDTL norms.

The Air India pilot hiring alert was notified on the airline's Instagram page. "The sky isn't the limit it's just the beginning," Air India...