New Delhi: In a move that is envisaged as a crucial step in Air India’s turnaround strategy, the carrier will shift around 12,000 of its employees in the engineering and ground handling subsidiaries that are set to start operations as new companies from next month.
The ground handling unit will be called Air India Transport Services Ltd (AITSL) and the engineering unit will be called Air India Engineering Services Ltd (AIESL).
“Of the 12,000 employees, around 7,000 will go to the ground handling and the rest will go to the engineering subsidiary. The employees will be shifted to the subsidiaries on deputation and will remain as Air India employees but any new hiring by these subsidiaries will be on contract basis,” said a senior Air India official.
The official further said that these subsidiaries will start operations as separate companies from November 1. “ Even if it is delayed, we will start it by November 15,” he added.
24/10/12 Mihir Mishra/Indian Express
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The ground handling unit will be called Air India Transport Services Ltd (AITSL) and the engineering unit will be called Air India Engineering Services Ltd (AIESL).
“Of the 12,000 employees, around 7,000 will go to the ground handling and the rest will go to the engineering subsidiary. The employees will be shifted to the subsidiaries on deputation and will remain as Air India employees but any new hiring by these subsidiaries will be on contract basis,” said a senior Air India official.
The official further said that these subsidiaries will start operations as separate companies from November 1. “ Even if it is delayed, we will start it by November 15,” he added.
24/10/12 Mihir Mishra/Indian Express
