Air India may see another strike as pilots oppose Labour Ministry move

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 18:11

National carrier Air India is staring at yet another industrial unrest with a majority members of one of its pilots' unions favouring a strike against a Labour Ministry notification on exclusion of flight commanders from the workmen category.

Over 20 Air India pilots of Dreamliner fleet plan to quit

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 20:44

More than 20 pilots of Air India's Dreamliner planes are planning to leave the national carrier as many of them seek greener pastures with private airlines.

Turbulence in Air India: 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliner pilots resign

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 10:27

The pilots who have quit are senior co-pilots with 4,000 hours of average flying experience.

Air India asks pilots union to maintain peace

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 20:39

Air India has asked one of its pilots unions to maintain peace and harmony in the interest of the carrier while clarifying that the decision to remove commanders from workmen category was taken by the labour ministry and not by the airline management.

A section of Air India pilots not to fly beyond prescribed duty hours

Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 19:08

State-run Air India is likely to face some fresh turbulence as one of its pilots' union, Indian Commercial pilots Association (ICPA), has decided not to fly beyond the prescribed duty hours in the interest of passengers "safety" and avoid "stress".

Air India starts process for recruiting 197 pilots

Last Updated: Monday, March 2, 2015, 15:44

"In view of the fleet augmentation and the retirements to take place in the next two years, Air India has advertised for filing up of 197 vacancies," Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.

AI pilots union oppose hiring of commanders on contract

Last Updated: Sunday, March 1, 2015, 19:47

Air India pilots' today opposed the hiring of commanders on contractual basis from open market for the national carrier's Airbus A320 fleet when a good number of regular co-pilots were awaiting to go up the ladder.

AI pilots question govt move to cut salary for flight delay

Last Updated: Friday, February 6, 2015, 22:37

In an order last week, the government had directed Air India management to cut up to 10 per cent salary of an employee, if he is found responsible for any flight delay.

Two AI pilots suspended for allowing actress inside cockpit

Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 16:33

Two Air India pilots have been suspended after they allowed a south Indian actress to sit inside the cockpit mid-air on a Bangalore-Hyderabad flight.

19 AI pilots quit since last year

Last Updated: Thursday, March 7, 2013, 17:16

Ninteen pilots of Air India and its low cost subsidiary Air India Express have either resigned or taken voluntary retirement since January last year.

AI staff's pay rationalisation: Govt may take up issue on Wednesday

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 21:39

Government may take up tomorrow the issue of rationalisation of pay and allowances of Air India's pilots, engineers and cabin crew to keep them on par with global industry standards, official sources said Tuesday.

Consultations on over draft note on restructuring AI pay frame

Last Updated: Friday, January 4, 2013, 20:00

Inter-ministerial consultations are on over a draft note on restructuring the pay structure of Air India's pilots and cabin crew which is to be tabled before the Union Cabinet, official sources said Friday.