Air India Hit with ₹90 Lakh Fine for Flying with Unqualified Pilots
DGCA also said the flight's commander and the post holders of the airline were provided an opportunity to explain their position through show cause notices issued on July 22.
Aug 23, 2024, 14:39 PM IST
'No More Chalta Hai' Air India issues new grooming guidelines; asks crew members to apply gel, shave heads with receding hairline
Tata-owned Air India issues new grooming guidelines for both male and female crew memebrs, asks male crew members to apply gel, shave heads with receding hairline, reports ANI.
Nov 24, 2022, 16:17 PM IST
Air India pilots threaten to 'stop work', demand vaccination of crew on priority
In a letter written to Air India`s Director of Operations RS Sandhu, ICPA said, "With no healthcare support to the flying crew, no insurance, and a massive opportunistic pay cut, we are in no position to continue risking the lives of our pilots without vaccination."
May 04, 2021, 15:12 PM IST
All-women Air India pilot team scripts history by flying over world's longest air route
"It was an exciting experience since it was never done before. It took almost 17 hours to reach here," Shivani Manhas, one of the four pilots, who operated Air India's inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight, told ANI.
Jan 11, 2021, 07:23 AM IST
Air India pilots reject 5% rollback in pay cut, ask Air India CMD to donate it towards Parliament building or PM Care
In a letter to Air India CMD, the two pilot associations said they do not accept this paltry 5 percent roll back in illegal pay cut.
Dec 24, 2020, 14:10 PM IST
COVID-19: Air India pilots seek urgent financial aid from government
Aviation think-tank Centre for Asia Aviation has already warned that most airlines across the world would go bankrupt if the governments do not take coordinated action.
Mar 17, 2020, 00:15 AM IST
Air India grounds two pilots after its Hong Kong flight 'descended rapidly', orders probe
The Air India has also ordered a probe into the incident.
Dec 06, 2018, 16:53 PM IST
Air India pays allowance to pilots after union threatens to halt operations
Air India's pilots union had threatened to abstain from flying duties if the allowance of its members were not paid immediately.
Air India pilots still waiting for govt nod for common pay structure
Under the common pay structure, flying allowance will be paid only in rupees and not in dollars.
Mar 25, 2018, 21:24 PM IST
Before privatisation, clear our arrears: Air India pilots to govt
A union of Air India pilots on Wednesday asked the government to clear their salary arrears before the airline is privatised.
Sep 06, 2017, 19:33 PM IST
Air India serves showcause notice to 3 pilots; flights delayed
Nearly a dozen flights of Air India were delayed for up to two hours Monday as a section of pilots continued their protest for the second day over payment and other issues even as the airline served showcause notice to three commanders for alleged dereliction of duty.
Sep 05, 2016, 17:11 PM IST
If caught drunk second time, Air India pilots to pay for re-training
Taking strong note of the complaints about pilots caught drunk at work, Air India will now put hefty fines on offenders caught for the second time.
Aug 31, 2016, 05:58 AM IST
Air India announces 534 posts for Senior trainee pilots; know how to apply
Air India Limited has announced hiring for Senior Trainee Pilots (P2) with A-320 Endorsement.
Jan 08, 2016, 11:43 AM IST
Over 20 Air India pilots of Dreamliner fleet plan to quit
More than 20 pilots of Air India's Dreamliner planes are planning to leave the national carrier as many of them seek greener pastures with private airlines.
Sep 02, 2015, 20:44 PM IST
Turbulence in Air India: 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliner pilots resign
The pilots who have quit are senior co-pilots with 4,000 hours of average flying experience.
Sep 02, 2015, 10:27 AM IST
Air India asks pilots union to maintain peace
Air India has asked one of its pilots unions to maintain peace and harmony in the interest of the carrier while clarifying that the decision to remove commanders from workmen category was taken by the labour ministry and not by the airline management.
Sep 01, 2015, 20:39 PM IST
A section of Air India pilots not to fly beyond prescribed duty hours
State-run Air India is likely to face some fresh turbulence as one of its pilots' union, Indian Commercial pilots Association (ICPA), has decided not to fly beyond the prescribed duty hours in the interest of passengers "safety" and avoid "stress".
Aug 31, 2015, 19:08 PM IST
Air India starts process for recruiting 197 pilots
"In view of the fleet augmentation and the retirements to take place in the next two years, Air India has advertised for filing up of 197 vacancies," Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.
Mar 02, 2015, 15:44 PM IST
50 Air India pilots quit this year: Minister
National passenger carrier Air India has lost 50 pilots, who have tendered in their resignation this year, the Rajya Sabha was told Tuesday.
Nov 25, 2014, 18:59 PM IST