Sunday, December 14, 2014

Peeved at contract terms, 9 Air India pilots quit to join IndiGo

Mumbai: Nine co-pilots have resigned from Air India to join IndiGo in protest against the state-owned carrier’s decision to place them on contractual employment.

Thirty other co-pilots are also evaluating offers from IndiGo and other carriers.

These co-pilots had collectively written to the Civil Aviation Ministry and the Director-General of Civil Aviation recently, alleging that Air India’s refusal to place them on its permanent rolls violates the terms of their offer-letters.

Of late, AI has been losing pilots in large numbers to the competition. Around 50 pilots moved on from Air India this year after it cut allowances by about 15 per cent.

In fact, wage rationalisation has been a contentious issue ever since the merger of the carrier with the then Indian Airlines seven years ago. AI pilots say they are being paid 25 per cent less post-merger.
14/12/14 Adith Charlie/Business Line
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