New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused the striking Air India pilots to train on Boeing 777 while hearing a plea filed by the airline management. The High Court said that it would consider the pilots request to train on the aircraft only after they end their 23-day long strike. The High Court also said that pilots have no right to disobey and go for the training as...
01:12 PM, May 30, 2012
Washington: A new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft - which is to be delivered to Air India - has successfully completed its first test flight in South Carolina, the plane manufacturing company has said. "The airplane will now be flown to Texas to be painted with Air India's livery before returning to Boeing's South Carolina plant for a mid-2012 delivery," an official statement said. This is the first Dreamliner built in...
08:30 AM, May 24, 2012
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Thursday said that the government will convene a meeting of all the recognised Air India unions next week to discuss Justice Dharmadhikari report on HR issues. Singh said he will discuss the issues of promotions and career progression of pilots in the meeting. The meeting will have representatives of all the recognised unions, which means the Indian Pilots' Guild that is spearheading...
11:21 AM, May 17, 2012
New Delhi: The crisis in Air India worsened on Sunday with its executive pilots coming out in support of striking pilots, asking the management to revoke sack orders and hold immediate negotiations to end the six-day impasse, as at least 20 international flights were cancelled. The striking pilots while stating that they were ready for talks showed no signs of returning to work, leaving hundreds of passengers fretting with holiday...
07:06 PM, May 13, 2012
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the Air India crisis. After the meeting, Ajit Singh said that the government was not being inflexible and was open to talks. "The government is not being inflexible or adamant," Ajit Singh said. The Aviation Minister also said that the government had no plans of imposing the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) against the...
12:43 PM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain Air India's contempt petition against the Indian Pilots Guild and asked Air India to sit with pilots and sort out the differences. A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur said that they (pilots) have done nothing which amounts to contempt of court and suggested the airlines to speak with them to sort out the differences. "They have done nothing...
12:19 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: State-owned Air India risks losing a $5.8 billion government bailout, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Thursday, as industrial action by pilots disrupted flights for a fourth day. The national airline, which has been surviving on taxpayers' money, is scheduled to get $1.3 billion in fresh equity from the government in the current fiscal year but this is linked to its performance. "Pilots need to understand that...
09:30 PM, May 10, 2012
New Delhi: What is the root cause of the current pilot crisis in Air India? It seems that one of the main reasons for the big battle is an aircraft, the Boeing Dreamliner, as two powerful pilot unions fight to fly the bird, even willing to kill the Maharaja. Air India pilots allege the management influenced by Indian Airlines pilots decided to give equal opportunity to both unions. The case...
09:07 PM, May 10, 2012
Mumbai/New Delhi: Four international flights of Air India were cancelled from Mumbai and Delhi as the strike by protesting pilots entered the second day on Wednesday, even as the management was mulling the option of moving court against the stir. "Four flights have been cancelled today, two each from Delhi and Mumbai," Air India spokesperson said. All other international flights are operating, as a contingency plan has been put in...
11:46 AM, May 09, 2012
Mumbai: Air India will raise $1.1 billion to fund its new aircraft acquisition programme and meet working capital requirements, the national carrier said on Tuesday, on the day it sacked 10 pilots who went on mass sick leave and derecognised their union. The sum will include $300 million for its subsidiary Air India Charters Ltd, which operates the low-cost Air India Express, and bridge financing of around $500 million for...
12:50 AM, May 09, 2012
New Delhi: State-run carrier Air India has invited offers from banks to raise up to $800 million via external commercial borrowing and bridge financing, two documents posted on the company's website showed. A bridge financing of up to $500 million will be used to fund its purchases of four Boeing Dreamliners, while the ailing national carrier plans to raise another $300 million through overseas debt. The documents, posted on Air...
05:41 PM, May 08, 2012
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the cancellation of flights by Air India due to pilots' stir will not help the carrier in dealing with its troubles. "Excellent, well done, Air India. This is just the way you drag yourself out of the hole you find yourself in, cancel more flights," Omar said in a sarcastic tweet on the cancellations of flights. About 100 Air...
11:23 AM, May 08, 2012
Karachi: A Pakistan International Airlines flight on Friday made an emergency landing at the Karachi airport after a passenger allegedly threatened to hijack the aircraft. PIA flight PK-586, which was flying from Karachi to Bahawalpur in Punjab province, turned back to the port city after an air hostess alerted the captain about the passenger's threat, TV news channels reported. The passenger who made the alleged threat was arrested by commandos...
04:35 PM, Apr 27, 2012
New Delhi: State-run Air India's board on Tuesday approved a $ 195 million bridge loan for financing its purchase of two Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, as the carrier takes its first steps towards a controversial aircraft buy programme. The bridge financing, led by Standard Chartered Bank's India unit, is expected to be closed soon, Air India said in a statement. The carrier will push ahead with its purchase of 27...
02:23 AM, Mar 28, 2012
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