New Delhi: Reeling under a virtual exodus of pilots in last few years, Air India's new chief Ashwani Lohani on Wednesday held a meeting with a number of pilots who have quit recently. The exodus has meant that AI today faces a shortage of pilots, especially on its flagship Dreamliner fleet, due to which flight delays and cancellations have become common. Sources say over 100 pilots have pilots have quit in last two years.
"Lohani met these pilots to get inputs from them about what made them leave the airline. He took inputs from them and promised to resolve the genuine grievances. The idea is an early resolution so that there can be an end to the spate of resignations and also try to get our people back," said a source.
The basic reason for heartburn in pilots is the failure of successive governments and managements to have pay parity between pilots of erstwhile Indian Airlines (IA) and Air India even eight years after the two airlines were merged.
19/10/15 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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"Lohani met these pilots to get inputs from them about what made them leave the airline. He took inputs from them and promised to resolve the genuine grievances. The idea is an early resolution so that there can be an end to the spate of resignations and also try to get our people back," said a source.
The basic reason for heartburn in pilots is the failure of successive governments and managements to have pay parity between pilots of erstwhile Indian Airlines (IA) and Air India even eight years after the two airlines were merged.
19/10/15 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
