IndiGo to make behavioural test must for upgrade and promotion of pilots

Inclusion of BEI as part of upgrade and promotion comes in the backdrop of pilot unrest due to delay in restoration of pay cuts which were induced in phases during two years of the pandemic

India’s largest airline IndiGo will make Behavioural Event Interviews a must for pilots for upgrade and getting promoted to management positions.

According to an internal memo reviewed by Business Standard, the Behavioral Assessment Interviews (BEI) will be required for pilots to get upgrades as captains from senior first officers and for all management positions in the flight operations department like Fleet Supervisors, trainers and auditors.

IndiGo has developed the program with human resource consulting firm Aon Hewitt and will be the only airline in the world to have BEI mandatory for upgrades and leadership positions.

The inclusion of BEI as