An Air India pilot has uploaded a rap music video on YouTube, leaving his bosses hot under the collar. The video, called Air India Rap, has been called 'sexist' among other things because of its controversial lyrics. ...
11:58 AM, Feb 19, 2013
The Centre on Monday refuted speculation about an Air India strike. Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said that he had not received any letter from Air India pilots over the delay in salary payments. Reports are rife that a section of Air India pilots have sought Ajit Singh's intervention in resolving their grievances related to due salaries and allowances. ...
12:54 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Comparing their condition similar to Kingfisher employees, a section of Air India pilots have sought Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh's intervention in resolving their grievances related to due salaries and allowances. In a letter to Singh, the Indian Commercial Pilots Association termed the suicide by the wife of a Kingfisher employee as "unfortunate" and said that "matters at Air India were not too different from Kingfisher Airlines". "Our...
09:26 AM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: State-owned Air India will resume most of its international operations by the end of the month. The airline was forced to scale down its international operations massively following the recent two-month strike by a section of pilots. "We will be ready to restart our full international operations by the end of August. We will restore New York, Chicago and Paris flights by then... Also resume flights to Hong...
07:31 PM, Aug 05, 2012
Mumbai: What happens in the air stays in the air. That appears to be the policy of Air India, or to be precise, a particular pilot of the national carrier, who apparently failed to report an incident of mid-air turbulence that resulted in damage to the aircraft and injuries to about 20 persons on board. During a MiD DAY investigation it was revealed that Air India flight AI 348 Delhi-Shanghai...
07:30 PM, Jul 24, 2012
New Delhi: After the sacking of 101 pilots during the recent 58-day strike, Air India on Friday said it has received representations from 34 of them expressing willingness to join duty. While nine sacked pilots on Thursday sent in representations against termination of their services and stating their willingness to resume work, 25 such representations were received today by the management of the national carrier, official sources said. The protracted...
08:38 PM, Jul 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Air India (AI) management has set up a committee to look into reinstatement of pilots, whose services were terminated during the recent strike, on case by case basis, the Delhi High Court was informed on Friday. Submitting a report before Justice Reva Khetrapal, conciliation officer Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC) S K Chand said conciliation proceedings were held between Air India management and its pilots on day-to-day...
06:04 PM, Jul 13, 2012
New Delhi: Conciliation talks between the Air India management and the pilots before the Deputy Chief Labour Commission concluded on Thursday and the report will be submitted to the Delhi High Court on Friday. The airline management is understood to have made submissions during the parleys on major issues, including reinstatement of 101 sacked pilots, on which the aviators had some reservations. On the second day of negotiations yesterday, there...
09:53 PM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: Conciliation talks between the Air India management and pilots, who went on a 58-day strike in support of their career progression issues, started on Tuesday. The parleys, which were held before the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner, came in the backdrop of Delhi High Court asking both sides to hold talks on daily basis and report back to it on July 13. Sources said both sides stuck to their...
10:11 PM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Air India management and its pilots to hold conciliation process on a day-to-day basis before the Deputy Labour Commissioner to expeditiously resolve issues relating to reinstatement of sacked pilots and career progression. Accepting the interim report filed by the Conciliating officer about the progress of ongoing negotiations between the parties, Justice Reva Khetrapal directed the pilots and management officials to...
05:35 PM, Jul 09, 2012
New Delhi: The Air India pilots have ended their strike, but the airline remains in crisis. After 58 days of strike and flight cancellations, the national carrier made a loss of over Rs 600 crore. The pilots' apology will not undo the damage. Thousands of passengers were disgruntled, many of whom swore never to travel in Air India again. The airline is critical. A conservative estimate by the Civil Aviation...
09:47 AM, Jul 05, 2012
New Delhi: The Air India pilots on Wednesday confirmed the end of the strike, saying they will the conciliation process from July 6. "We respect the sentiments and the order of High Court. We have started the procedure of joining work. We are hopeful of management appreciating steps of resolving the issue. We hope that the issues will sorted in a time bound manner," Captain Rohit Kapahi said, while representing...
11:08 AM, Jul 04, 2012
The 58-day long strike of the Air India pilots finally came to an end on Tuesday evening. ...
08:53 AM, Jul 04, 2012
New Delhi: The agitating Air India pilots on Tuesday called off their two-month-old strike, following assurance from the management. The representatives of the pilots on strike said that 434 pilots would give affidavits indicating their willingness to return to work. This comes after the Air India management also assured that it would consider reinstating the 100 sacked pilots. The striking pilots had earlier on Tuesday promised the Delhi High Court...
11:30 PM, Jul 03, 2012
New Delhi: Hours after promising that they would return to work, the striking Air India pilots are now refusing to end their strike despite assurances from the management. They had earlier promised the Delhi High Court that they would return to work within the next 48 hours. Representatives of the pilots on strike had even said that 434 pilots would give affidavits indicating their willingness to return to work. The...
08:56 PM, Jul 03, 2012
New Delhi: The strike by a section of Air India pilots will on Monday enter the 57th day, to attain the notorious distinction of becoming the second longest strike in the country's aviation history. The Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), the union of Air India pilots, had also struck work in 1974 against cost cutting measures when fuel prices shot up alarmingly. The 1974 strike lasted for well over 90 days....
09:39 AM, Jul 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Air India management to respond to a plea of striking pilots that their salaries and other pecuniary benefits have not been paid. "Issue notice to the respondents (the Centre and the Air India). A reply be filed within a week," Justice SP Garg said. The court was hearing a petition filed by Capt Sumeer Saini and his...
01:50 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Air India prepares to sack all 300 striking pilots. Ajit Singh tells CNN IBN that he's run out of patience. ...
11:36 PM, Jun 11, 2012
New Delhi: With no resolution in sight to the Air India pilots strike, the Civil Aviation Ministry seems ready to crack the whip. Do 300 pilots of the erstwhile Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) stand to loose their jobs? And what would that mean for the airline? Nearly 440 Air India pilots have been on agitation for over 35 days, of which 101 have been sacked already, and the remaining still...
08:48 PM, Jun 11, 2012
CNN-IBN's Karma Paljor spoke to Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh about the ongoing crisis in Air India. ...
02:33 PM, Jun 11, 2012
