New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) State-run carrier Air India resumed normal operations Thursday after its striking pilots reported back at work, with nearly all of its morning flights taking off on schedule.
Passengers at several airports across the country were surprised when the staff of the carrier apologised for the inconvenience caused to them because of [...]
New Delhi, Sept 30 (ANI): The Central Government on Wednesday warned that it would take strict action against Air India pilots if they do not report for duty by 5:00 p.m. today.
According to sources, a certain section of the pilots are still unwilling to return to work.
The Government [...]
New Delhi, Sept 30 (ANI): Air India executive pilots today called off their strike after the government assured to look into their concerns.
Addressing a press conference here, representative of the striking pilots Captain VK Bhalla said: “We have called off the strike. The strike is being called off in view of assurances by Civil [...]
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Civil Aviation Secretary N.M. Nambiar Tuesday briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the continuing deadlock between the Air India management and striking pilots that is now in its fourth day.
A top aviation ministry official said Nambiar called on the prime minister at his residence to apprise him of the ongoing [...]
New Delhi/ Chennai/Kolkata, Sept 29 (ANI): Passengers across India felt the brunt of the Air India strike, which entered its fourth day on Tuesday.
People lost out on their important business meetings and family engagements due to the flight cancellations.
“Because of strikes, like last time Jet Airways had and now Air India, people are facing lot [...]
New Delhi/Mumbai, Sept 29 (ANI): Air India on Tuesday cancelled over 20 flights, including 15 from the national capital, as a stand-off between executive pilots and the management entered a fourth day.
The airline also suspended bookings for the next fifteen days.
According to an airlines official, about ten domestic flights to Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Guwahati, Mumbai [...]
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) At least 26 flights of Air India were cancelled Tuesday morning with the standoff between the management and striking pilots entering the fourth day, causing severe inconvenience to passengers.
The airline has also suspended booking tickets for the next 15 days.
‘We have deployed additional staff at airports across the country and [...]
New Delhi, Sep.28 (ANI): With the ongoing talks between the Air India management and the striking pilots showing no break through till Monday evening, the AI authorities are likely to shut down its operations for a few days from midnight.
The possibility of a shut down is not ruled out. Air India likely to consider [...]
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) National carrier Air India’s striking pilots refused to call off their agitation Sunday even as the management agreed to meet one of their demands and restored the productivity-linked incentive (PLI).
Even as the management offered the olive branch after five-hour talks, the pilots demanded that they also be paid their three-months arrears.
‘The [...]
Mumbai, Sep 27(ANI): The deadlock between Air India management and agitating pilots on Sunday appeared to be heading towards a positive direction, as Air India management reportedly offered an olive branch to the striking pilots by agreeing to withdraw incentive-cut.
Air India management, [...]
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) National carrier Air India Sunday began talks with a section of striking pilots based in Mumbai. However, bulk of the agitators across the country were still adamant about their demand for productivity-linked incentives (PLI) that have been slashed.
‘Our chief (Air India chairman and managing director Arvind Jadhav) is playing a game [...]
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) Twenty-six Air India flights, including seven on international routes, were cancelled till 2 p.m. Sunday as striking pilots continued their agitation for the second consecutive day.
‘International flights from Delhi to Bangkok, Singapore, Dubai, Kathmandu and a few other destinations were cancelled as some pilots put on duty did not report for [...]
New Delhi, Sep 27 (ANI): The deadlock between Air India management and agitating pilots continues even on second day on Sunday.
The executive pilots of the national carrier did not report to work on Sunday and continued their protest against cut in the productivity-linked incentives (PLI).
Air India has cancelled fourteen flights from Delhi on Sunday morning.
The [...]
Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) Twelve Air India flights, including seven on international routes, were cancelled Sunday as striking pilots continued their agitation for the second consecutive day.
‘The international flights from Delhi to Bangkok, Singapore and Kathmandu were cancelled as a few pilots who were put on duty did not report for work,’ a senior Air [...]
Mumbai, Sep.13 (ANI): With the Jet Airways management and striking pilots bringing the five-day impasse to an ‘amicable’ end late on Saturday night, the airlines has decided to resume its services with a fresh mind.
The Jet Airways management on Sunday said that all pilots would report back on duty with immediate effect and it’s [...]
Mumbai, Sep.12 (ANI): The impasse between the Jet Airways management and pilots continued on Friday evening, as the second round of talks held between the two factions here could not reach a final decision.
The Jet Airlines has reportedly given an offer letter containing some [...]
New Delhi, Sep 12 (ANI): The stalemate between the striking pilots of the Jet Airways and its management continues for the fifth day on Saturday, as talks held between the two factions remained inconclusive on Friday.
Jet Airways cancelled 180 flights, including 25 international today.
After a marathon session, the National Aviators Guild refused to give in [...]
New Delhi, Sep.22 (ANI): The stalemate between the striking pilots of the Jet Airways and its management failed to come to an end even on the fourth day, as talks held between the two factions remained inconclusive on Friday.
The next round of discussion is expected to take place on Saturday in Mumbai, said television [...]
New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): The three-day stalemate at Jet Airways finally neared a resolution late on Thursday night with the management reportedly agreeing to reinstate the four sacked pilots and the agitating pilots agreeing to resume duty.
The formal agreement [...]
Mumbai/New Delhi, Sep.10 (ANI): The Jet Airways ground staff on Thursday said they were behind the management on the issue of the pilots’ strike.
The ground staff said they are against the strike and appealed to the pilots to end it, as they feared it would impact on their jobs. [...]
Mumbai, Sep.10 (ANI): The management and striking pilots of Jet Airways failed to meet the Labour Commissioner on Thursday to resolve their dispute. The pilots, however, promised to show up on Friday at the Labour Commissioner’s office.
With the pilots’ stir entering its third day on [...]
New Delhi, Sep 10 (ANI): The Jet Airways rebellion continued for the third consecutive day on Thursday with over 233 flights being cancelled by the airline following a row between the airline management and its pilots over the sacking of two of their senior colleagues.
Meanwhile, air passengers continue to be buffeted by the ill wind [...]
New Delhi, Sep 9 (ANI): Jet Airways flights were cancelled for a second consecutive day on Wednesday following a row between the airline management and its pilots over the sacking of two of their senior colleagues.
The management has sacked five more pilots, bringing the total number of those fired to ten. owever, the striking pilots [...]
Mumbai, Sep.9 (ANI): Senior Jet Airways officials on Wednesday said that talks with the striking pilots were still on and there was no breakthrough as yet.
A total of 186 flights — 154 domestic and 32 international — had been cancelled or affected throughout its [...]
Mumbai/New Delhi, Sep. 9 (ANI): Sacked Jet Airways pilots on Wednesday said that the Constitution of India empowered them with the right to strike if the management was indulging in unfair practices.
Sam Thomas, one of the sacked pilots, told a press conference [...]
New Delhi, Sep. 8 (ANI): Jet Airways, which had to cancel 190 flights by 2 p.m. on Tuesday due to mass sick leave taken by its pilots, has secured a restraint order from Bombay High Court against any strike.
“The Bombay High Court has passed [...]
New Delhi, Sep. 8 (ANI): Jet Airways, which had to cancel 190 flights by 2 p.m. on Tuesday due to mass sick leave taken by its pilots, has sacked three pilots.
The airliner has called the agitation illegal, and has secured a restraint order from Bombay High Court against any [...]
