Air India pilots strike

Cracks in IPG: 3 AI pilots report back to work

Cracks in IPG: 3 AI pilots report back to work New Delhi: There are cracks in the Indian pilots guild over the ongoing strike by Air India pilots as three pilots have reported back to work on Wednesday. Reacting to the development, Jitendra Awhad, the president of the IPG, dismissed the reports as rumours, accusing the management of playing dirty politics. He asserted that none of the pilots from the IPG or the affiliated group had reported back to work....
07:15 PM, May 16, 2012

AI needs to perform to get bailout package: Ajit

AI needs to perform to get bailout package: Ajit New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday said that Air India will have to perform to get a bailout package from the government and that it was the last chance for the national carrier. The civil aviation minister informed Parliament that Air India lost Rs 150 crore due to ongoing strike of the pilots. He further urged the pilots to get back to work, saying "if pilots...
08:17 PM, May 15, 2012

AI defers pilot training to stave off strike

AI defers pilot training to stave off strike Mumbai: Air India on Wednesday deferred for a month a training programme for pilots selected to fly the soon-to-be inducted Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a bid to pacify a section of disgruntled pilots who threatened to go on strike. "We have deferred the training schedule for a month. Now, the first batch would be imparted the training at Singapore in December and not in November as decided earlier," an Air...
03:50 AM, Nov 03, 2011

More trouble for AI, 101 pilots threaten to quit

More trouble for AI, 101 pilots threaten to quit New Delhi: There is more trouble likely for the Air India management as it braces itself for one more round of unrest from the pilots. Over a hundred pilots have threatened to resign in protest against the management as some of them have not been given a chance to fly the dreamliner aircrafts. The members of the Indian Pilots Guild of the erstwhile Air India are miffed with the management...
08:05 PM, Oct 31, 2011

Air India pilots threaten to go on strike

Air India pilots threaten to go on strike New Delhi: The Air India pilots union on Friday threatened to go on strike claiming that they were being discriminated against. The union has as many as 400 pilots from erstwhile Air India. The pilots have alleged that no career progression plan is in place. They said that the erstwhile Indian Airlines pilots were being given priority for 787 dreamliner training. A decision on the strike will be taken by...
12:21 PM, Oct 28, 2011

Air India pilots call off strike after 10 days

Air India pilots call off strike after 10 days New Delhi: Strike by Air India pilots was called off late on Friday night. The strike ends after a 10-day standoff between the government, Air India management and pilots. Indian Commercial Pilots Association (IPCA) said all the striking pilots sacked and suspended are being reinstated. All pilots will go back to work after 10 pm on Friday. Over 800 pilots, belonging to the erstwhile Indian Airlines and owing allegiance to...
09:07 PM, May 06, 2011

Air India pilots call off strike after 10 days

Air India pilots call off strike after 10 days New Delhi: Strike by Air India pilots was called off late on Friday night. The strike ends after a 10-day standoff between the government, Air India management and pilots. Indian Commercial Pilots Association (IPCA) said all the striking pilots sacked and suspended are being reinstated. All pilots will go back to work after 10 pm on Friday. Over 800 pilots, belonging to the erstwhile Indian Airlines and owing allegiance to...
09:07 PM, May 06, 2011
AI pilots, management to fight it out in court

AI pilots, management to fight it out in court

New Delhi: The Air India pilots strike is nowhere near the end even on Day 7 and it's the passengers who continue to suffer - thanks to a group of pilots and the management of the national carrier who are holding them to ransom. The Delhi High Court has also issued contempt notices against nine office bearers of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA). But in the battle between the ...
09:58 PM, May 03, 2011

HC summons AI management, striking pilots

HC summons AI management, striking pilots New Delhi: The Air India pilots strike is nowhere near the end even on Day 7 and it's the passengers who continue to suffer - thanks to a group of pilots and the management of the national carrier who are holding them to ransom. The Delhi High Court has also issued contempt notices against nine office bearers of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA). But in the battle between the...
09:58 PM, May 03, 2011

No pay cut without consulting pilots: Govt

No pay cut without consulting pilots: Govt Forum: How can Indian aviation sector improve? | Be a CJ: Share pics, videos ...
06:00 PM, Sep 29, 2009

Talks fail, Air India pilots to intensify agitation

Talks fail, Air India pilots to intensify agitation The pilots have threatened to intensify their strike after the talks have failed. ...
04:55 PM, Sep 28, 2009

400 Air India pilots reject talks, to go on leave

400 Air India pilots reject talks, to go on leave Pilots association it won't join talks with management on Sunday. ...
08:24 PM, Sep 26, 2009

AI management-pilots talk to take place on Sunday

AI management-pilots talk to take place on Sunday A senior Air India pilot said the pilots hoped for a positive settlement. ...
04:50 PM, Sep 26, 2009
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