New Delhi: There seems to be no end in sight to the Air India crisis. The pilots' strike entered the fifth day on Saturday and passengers continued to suffer as 15 flights were cancelled. Following is the list of the 15 Air India flights cancelled on Saturday: AI 120 from Delhi to Frankfurt cancelled AI 990 from Delhi to Jeddah cancelled AI 348 from Delhi to Mumbai cancelled AI 112...
07:47 AM, May 12, 2012
New Delhi: There seems to be no end in sight to the Air India crisis. The pilots' strike entered the fifth day on Saturday and passengers continued to suffer as 15 international flights were cancelled. On Friday, Air India sacked 25 more pilots taking the total number of sacked pilots to 71 in four days, even as the pilots reached out for talks. Air India also wrote to the Directorate...
07:34 AM, May 12, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday met Aviation Minister Ajit Singh over the ongoing strike by the Air India pilots that has crippled the national carrier. Singh reportedly told the minister that steps must be taken to ensure that airfares did not rise despite the strike. Nearly 50 pilots called in sick earlier this week demanding parity in the training programme of pilots between the Air India and...
01:23 PM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday ruled in favour of the Indian Pilots Guild in the Boeing Dreamliner training programme issue. This means that the Air India pilots will get to fly the bulk of the Boeing Dreamliner carriers. However, the HC ruled that there will be no new training programme for pilots unless the recommendations of Dharmadhikari Commission report are made public and implemented. The HC will...
12:17 PM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: Kingfisher Airlines, that is dealing with a strike by over 70 pilots presently, had some positive news on Friday. Chairman Vijay Mallya wrote to his employees assuring them that their long-overdue salaries would be disbursed starting Friday. Nearly 72 pilots based in north India went on a mass sick leave on Thursday protesting non-payment of salaries since December, and were even trying to convince their counterparts in Mumbai...
11:19 AM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday said that he hoped that the Air India pilots who have called in sick get well soon. "The pilots have reported sick. So, I hope they get well soon," Ajit Singh said. In a warning of the sorts, he also said that he hoped that Air India crisis doesn't deepen. "I hope things do not go from bad to worse and...
09:26 AM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian Aviation industry has been hit by the pilots of two airlines going on strike. Four days after the Air India pilots went on strike, calling in sick, 72 Kingfisher airlines pilots in the north India region have also called in sick, demanding pending salaries. The Air India crisis worsens The Air India crisis entered its fourth day on Friday and the situation has been turning from...
07:36 AM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: The turbulence in Air India escalated on Thursday morning. The Air India passengers continued to bear the brunt of the ongoing stand-off between the airline management and pilots for the third consecutive day as more than 20 flights from Delhi and Mumbai were cancelled. Air India has also stopped booking on some sectors. The airline is not taking any bookings bookings for Delhi-New York, Chicago, Toronto and New...
09:52 AM, May 10, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday delivered a major blow to the striking Air India pilots by declaring that their strike was illegal. The High Court said that there should not be any strike or sick leaves till further hearing of the case, which has been fixed on July 13. Admonishing Air India pilots union Indian Pilots Guild, the High Court restrained them from going on strike, report...
03:35 PM, May 09, 2012
New Delhi: There seems to be no end in sight to the deadlock between the Air India management and the pilots with the government, the management and the Indian Pilots Guild sticking to their stands. While the airlines management has moved the Delhi High Court against the striking pilots, the government has hinted at considering downsizing the airline. Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said that the government may now consider...
01:06 PM, May 09, 2012
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has called the Air India pilots' strike 'inappropriate' and 'illegal' as around 100 pilots called in sick. ...
02:56 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has called the Air India pilots' strike 'inappropriate' and 'illegal' as around 100 pilots called in sick. "A strike needs a notice in advance. The Air India pilots have called in sick. Such kind of a strike is illegal," Singh said. Singh said the pilots should have some patience and should discuss their grievances with the management and try to find out a...
10:03 AM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: The Civil Aviation Ministry has started working overtime to formulate a new policy to cater to the latest concerns of the aviation industry, especially issues relating to its sustainability like jet fuel pricing, infrastructure, airfare pricing, safety and security. A meeting of major stakeholders and senior Ministry officials was held on Friday to list the entire gamut of issues, elicit the views of the industry and service providers...
08:05 PM, Jan 27, 2012
New Delhi: India's beleaguered airline industry was thrown a potential lifeline on Tuesday when the Aviation Ministry said it would recommend that the government allow foreign airlines to buy stakes of up to 49 per cent in Indian carriers. India currently bars foreign airlines from buying into Indian airlines, although foreign investors are allowed to hold a cumulative 49 per cent. "The question was to allow other airlines to participate...
01:21 AM, Jan 18, 2012
New Delhi: The Aviation Ministry proposes to provide Rs 330 billion to cash-strapped Air India by 2017 as part of the government's 12th Five-Year Plan, according to a working group report seen by Reuters. The proposed aid would include an equity infusion of 199 billion rupees into the loss-making carrier and 112 billion rupees for aircraft projects, including purchases and maintenance, the report shows. The report says the total debts...
09:58 AM, Dec 31, 2011
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