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Air India will hire new pilots, says Ajit Singh

Jun. 06 Business, India News Comments Off

In yet another crackdown in the pilots strike, the Air India has now announced to hire 100 pilots, huge number of them would be co-pilots in place of the 400-odd pilots of erstwhile AI who have been on strike for almost a month.

While talking to media on Wednesday, the Civil aviation minister Ajit Singh said, “The strike is over for us as the striking pilots have refused accept the Dharmadhikari committee report, which is part of the airline’s turnaround plan and I don’t think there is any point in their coming back.” Read more

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Air India Pilots Strike causes Rs 150 crore loss

May. 15 Business Comments Off

Air Indian national airline has to pay a lot for 8 days the agitation by over 200 pilots of the Indian Pilots Guild as result of cancellation of flight operations, sacked pilots, ticket cancellations and unused labour have cost AI more than Rs.150 crore , an official source said Monday.

On the eighth day following the cancellation of 24 more flights on Tuesday, no sign offend of the woes of the passengers have to be seen. Read more

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Air India pilots strike enters 5th day, asks PM to look into the matter

May. 12 Business, India News Comments Off

As the agitation by protesting AI pilots entered the fifth day today, senior pilots send a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, asking to be involved in sought to end the worsen crisis.

In their letter to the chairman and managing director of AI and PM, the agitator pilots said their demands for training on Dreamliner were genuine. They requested PM to look into matter. Read more

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Pilots Strike: 12 Air India, 7 Kingfisher flights cancelled

May. 11 Business Comments Off

Impact of worse Aviation crisis downing the flights schedule as AI pilots strike entered the fourth day on Friday and due to less number of pilots 12 international flights were cancelled.

AI official told reporters, due to absence of pilots via mass sick leave since agitation begins “All our long haul flights to U.S., Europe, Riyadh and Jeddah from Delhi and Mumbai have been cancelled.” Read more

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