Among those whom AI sacked, an Emirates pilot and one in the air

New Delhi: Critics complain that among the several problems of Air India’s management style is the fact that the right hand frequently does not know what the left is up to. They may have a point.
Among the 71 striking pilots sacked by the mandarins who run India’s national carrier is one who isn’t even an Air India employee, and another who was literally mid-air over Europe when he was fired for not showing up at work.
The second pilot, therefore, achieved the unusual distinction of flying a planeload of Air India passengers back to India even though his services had already been “terminated” by the airline.
A couple of days later, Air India went a step ahead and recommended to the air safety regulator that the licences of both pilots be cancelled.
18/05/12 Smita Aggarwal/Financial Express

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