Air India's Airbus pilots want rostering probe extended to Boeing fleet

The modus operandi of the alleged misconduct is exploiting a rule which mandates that pilots are to be paid for 70 hours of flying per month if they fly a minimum of 40 hours

A union representing Air India pilots who fly the Airbus fleet has demanded that the probe into the alleged manipulation of the crew rostering system be extended to Boeing pilots. The Chief Vigilance Officer of Air India has ordered a probe against pilots of the airline’s Airbus fleet for tweaking the rostering in order to earn a flying allowance.

“For reasons best known to you, the probe on flying hours, leave and payment is being administered only on a particular fleet. We hope that you will not show bias by collecting data for Airbus fleet alone. We request to extend