Air India pilots flying global routes on war path

Mumbai: A section of Air India pilots operating long distance international flights has threatened to go on strike in mid-November to press their demand for immediate payment of salary and incentives pending for the last few months.
In addition, they have sought a solution to issues pertaining to their “career progression and promotion”.
Pilots of the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) operate flights to the UK, the US, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
They feel that the erstwhile IA team is being given preference for the training of Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes scheduled to join the fleet early next year.
However, a decision on the strike will be taken through a ballot.
“A case has been filed in the Bombay High Court and a decision on the strike will be taken in the middle of next week,” an IPG spokesperson told Business Line.
The IPG represents about 300 pilots of the pre-merger AI, while 1,400 pilots of the then IA are affiliated to the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA).
The ICPA, however, reiterated that they would not join any form of agitation with their IPG colleagues, the sources said.
29/10/11 Nivedita Ganguly/Business Line

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