AI mgmt will reinstate pilots if they call off strike: Govt

New Delhi : The government today softened its stand on striking Air India pilots with Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi announcing that the airline management would reinstate the pilots, who were sacked after starting their agitation.
“If the agitating pilots of Air India call off their strike, the airline management will take back the pilot, who were terminated,” said Ravi.
However, the pilots say they have always maintained that all they need to come back to work is reinstatement of pilots and a written assurance on their demands being met. “As of now, we have not received any intimation on this from the management and any decision will only come after that,” said a pilot, who did not want to be identified.
The Delhi High Court today issued contempt notices to nine of the striking Air India pilots for defying its order to call off the agitation which entered the seventh day. The nine pilots are office bearers of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), the union that has called the strike.
While issuing the contempt notices, the court also decided to take up the matter again on May 25. The members, who were issued the notices are ICPA President A S Bhinder, Vice President Ramesh Gangadharan, General Secretary Rishabh Kapur, Assistant General Secretary Rajesh Kuyeskar, Treasurer Ritesh Mathankar and four executive committee members Nitin Mahangade, Anup, Shakil and Amitesh.
04/05/11 Business Standard

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