Indian Pilots

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He said that the airline staff told him that the commander of the flight was not okay with the pet being on board and refused permission

Loss making airline is currently operating less than half its flights, following a July 27 DGCA order brought on by a spate of incidents

Statistics raise questions about how a nation, placed 135th among 146 countries on the World Economic Forum's ranking of nations based on gender parity, was able to reverse the trend in the industry

The airline has made changes to its HR policies to reinstate the work pattern of crew under which they will earn more, but there will be fewer leaves

The airline, which had made a partial reinstatement of salary for pilots, is yet to restore pre-covid salaries.

The unions, which have been pressing for restoration of salary cuts, have cited resumption of scheduled international flights and rollback of pay cuts by other airlines to justify their demand.

Eight new flying training academies will be set up in five airports with an aim to make India a global pilot training hub, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Wednesday.

Air India had earlier said that it will vaccinate all its employees by the end of May

The contention was refuted by Air India's lawyer who claimed the plea was not maintainable as the subject matter of the disputes are private contracts and there is no public function involved.

Full-service carrier Vistara will continue with pay cuts of its staff till March but will do away with the three-day leave without pay for pilots effective from January 1. For the pilots, the carrier will implement a 10 per cent salary cut while at the same time increase their monthly base flying allowance to 40 hours from 20 hours at present, a Vistara spokesperson said in a statement to PTI on Thursday. Vistara, the joint venture of Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, on June 30 announced a reduction in salary of its nearly 40 per cent of the total workforce till December 31, to deal with the low cash flow amid a weak passenger demand in the wake of the pandemic. For pilots, who were getting base flying allowance since April, which is a fixed component of the salary, for 70 hours per month, the allowance was reduced to 20 hours till December 31. In September, the airline also introduced a three-day 'Leave Without Pay' for the pilots. "The pay cut scheme at Vistara will continue t

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked Air India to consider paying at least one month's salaryto its pilots, engaged on contractual basis, whose services were suspended in April and later terminated in August, saying that employees cannot be left to hang high and dry. Justice Navin Chawla asked the counsel for national carrier Air India to take instructions on paying one month's salaryto the contractual pilots, who number around 61. The services of these pilots were terminated in August. The court also asked the airline to hear out the grievances of the pilots, who were engagedon contract after they superannuated, and to see whether something, like a "golden handshake", can be done for them. With the suggestions, the court listed the matter for hearing on December 16. The court was hearing two pleas moved on behalf of the terminated contractual pilots who have sought quashing of the April 2 order suspending their services and the subsequent order of August 7 by which they were all .

In Air India, pilots and first officers have faced salary cuts anywhere between 60 and 75 per cent

Sources at both IndiGo and Vistara say that some senior pilots and crew who have elderly parents at home had said that they would like to stay off the roster for now.

DGCA was forced to relook at the middle seat policy after an Air India pilot had challenged the regulator's protocol, in Bombay high court, which allowed airlines to book all seats.

The pre-flight Covid-19 test is carried out 72 hours before the pilots are rostered for flight duties

According to a complaint filed by the woman pilot, the alleged incident took place on May 5 last year in Hyderabad, where she was being trained by Gupta.

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