Air India pilots ended their four-day wildcat strike yesterday after the government over-ruled management's plan for massive wage cuts impacting up to 7,000 employees. Loss-making, state-run Air India had canceled a quarter of its international and domestic flights and was working to suspend bookings on more flights as a result of striking pilots unhappy with a recent Air India Board decision to cut employee incentive payments by between 25 and 50 per cent. About 250 pilots refused to work since … [Read more...] about Striking Air India pilots end crippling strike
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INDIA: Air India bail out, but with conditions
The Indian government has said it will help bail out the ailing state-owned carrier, Air India, but said it must restructure and cut costs and asked the National Aviation Company of India Ltd (Nacil) to present a restructuring plan for Air India within 30 days. The restructuring would include infusion of equity, a possible voluntary retirement scheme to reduce the current 31,000 head count, independent directors on the board and a rejig of top management to get the ailing state airline out of … [Read more...] about INDIA: Air India bail out, but with conditions
Air India to build Hyderabad MRO facility
In a bid to establish itself as a key player in the Indian MRO market, Air India has acquired five acres of land at the new Shamshabad Airport in Hyderabad where it is about to begin building a new MRO facility. The new facility – expected to be completed within 18 months – will consist of a hangar for carrying out major maintenance of aircraft, and an annexe building to accommodate component overhaul shops and various engineering offices. The hangar will be capable of … [Read more...] about Air India to build Hyderabad MRO facility
Air India to build Hyderabad MRO facility
In a bid to establish itself as a key player in the Indian MRO market, Air India has acquired five acres of land at the new Shamshabad Airport in Hyderabad where it is about to begin building a new MRO facility. The facility – expected to be completed within 18 months – will include a new hangar capable of accommodating two A320 family aircraft simultaneously, or one B777/B747 aircraft. … [Read more...] about Air India to build Hyderabad MRO facility
New Abu Dhabi services for Air India Express
Air India Express, the low-cost airline of the Indian national carrier Air India, has launched two new services from Abu Dhabi to Chennai and Tiruchirapally and has also increased the number of fights to Kochi to six per week from five per week. Air India Express initiated the Chennai and Tiruchirapally services using Boeing 737-800 aircraft twice a week. … [Read more...] about New Abu Dhabi services for Air India Express
Air India restructures and replaces MD as losses soar
The Indian government has suggested sharp cutbacks in routes, changes in aircraft deployment and flight timings to reduce losses in National Aviation Company of India Ltd (Nacil) — the state-owned company that runs Air India. Apart from several domestic routes, operations on routes like London and Southeast Asia also need to be restructured, it said adding that it will make Frankfurt its operational hub. Nacil also announced that Ministry of Civil Aviation Joint Secretary and … [Read more...] about Air India restructures and replaces MD as losses soar
