Airlines working on no-poaching pact

Mumbai: The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), the newly formed pressure group of domestic carriers, is planning a non-poaching agreement on licensed category technical staff and standardisation of salaries.
The FIA, which met for the second time here today, is believed to be working out the modalities of a non-poaching agreement on pilots, technicians, and engineers.
The body, formed last month, is also drafting guidelines for co-operation in sharing of human resources, ground handling, maintenance, and training.
When contacted, FIA Chairman and Air-India CMD Vasudevan Thulasidas declined to comment on the agreement, adding, “the airlines are in the process of identifying areas where technical know-how and human resources can be shared.”
Sources close to the development said the FIA would seriously look into standardisation of salaries to arrest poaching. Earlier, Air Deccan had accused Kingfisher Airlines of poaching on its trained staff, which, it said, had affected its operations.
04/11/06 P R Sanjai/Business Standard

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