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Over 1,500 pilots of Tata Group-run airlines seek Ratan Tata's help

The pilots feel that their concerns are not being heard or addressed by the current HR team

Air India pilots seek Ratan Tata's intervention against airlines' HR dept

The pilots of Air India, in an online petition to Tata Sons Ltd Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata, have said their morale is low as they are not being treated with respect by the airlines' HR Department

Boeing faces production issues; Air India, Akasa expansion may get delayed

Boeing has clarified that the planes already in service will not have an impact since this is not an immediate flight safety issue

Air India makes $200 mn initial investment for digital system modernisation

Air India on Monday said it will be using ChatGPT-driven chatbot and various other initiatives as part of modernising the airline's digital systems for which it has made an initial investment of USD 200 million. The airline, which has embarked on the Vihaan.AI transformation programme, said significant progress has been made in its efforts to modernise its digital systems landscape, with multiple initiatives already completed and many more in progress. It has already invested around USD 200 million in new digital systems, digital engineering services, and in creating an industry-leading digital workforce. The carrier expects to sustain this pace of investment over the next five years as the transformation journey shifts from catching up with world-class airlines to taking a leadership position by deploying the most cutting-edge technologies ranging from traditional digital technologies to modern generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to a release. Besides, Air India is

Changes in contract within boundaries of law: Air India management

Airline is framing policies for all employees which wasn't the case earlier and that requires superseding of previous policies, said airline's chief human resources officer Suresh Dutt Tripathi

Air India pilot unions say will go to 'any extent' if any member is fired

Unions reject revised salary structure airline offered on April 17

Air India pilot body calls revised terms, conditions of service 'illegal'

The legal notice stated that the members of the association were astonished to receive emails addressed to them individually by the 'Air India HR Team' on April 16 and 17

Pilots union sends legal notice to Air India over revised service agreement

Union not in favour of forced promotion to management cadre; wants pilots to remain protected under labour law

DGCA orders probe after Pilot 'welcomes' his female friend in cockpit

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a detailed probe after an Air India pilot operating from Dubai to Delhi entertained a female friend in the cockpit

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AI pilot bodies ask members not to accept revamped compensation structure

Pilot bodies at Tata Group-owned Air India have asked their members not to accept or sign revised terms and conditions days after the management came out with a revamped compensation structure for its flight and cockpit crew, as per a joint communication of the two unions. According to union sources, Air India has unilaterally changed the condition without consulting the pilots and alleged that they are trying to make all senior pilots executive and thus kill the unions. Under the new structure, salaries have been hiked for more than 2,700 pilots across Air India and AIX Connect (including Air Asia India and Air India Express) as well as over 5,600 Air India's cabin crew, as per an April 17 internal circular. Moreover, following the revision, the guaranteed flying allowance component has been doubled from the current 20 hours to 40 hours. However, it remained much lower compared to the pre-pandemic period when Air India pilots were entitled to a guaranteed 70 hours of flying. The

Air India pilot unions oppose salary proposal, call it anti-labour

'Concerted effort to gut unions and isolate pilots,' they allege in letter

Tatas, Singapore Airlines seek CCI nod for Vistara-Air India merger

Deal will not change competitive landscape, say parties

Air India may bid for AIESL with Lufthansa Technik, Air France-KLM

AIESL is the maintenance repair and operations company, owned by Centre, which caters largely to Air India's fleet

Full emergency at Delhi airport as AI flight lands with crack in windshield

Full emergency was declared at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday for a Delhi-bound Air India flight owing to a glitch, a source said. The flight had 180 passengers on board. Air India, in a statement, said that its flight AI858 operating on Pune-Delhi route landed ahead of its scheduled time following a minor crack on the aircraft's windshield. "Full emergency was declared for the Air India Delhi flight from Pune at Indira Gandhi International airport at 5.44 pm on Tuesday due to a glitch. The aircraft was carrying 180 passengers on board, the source said. "Air India flight AI 858 operating Pune-Delhi on April 18 safely landed in Delhi ahead of its scheduled arrival time, following a minor crack on the right (starboard side) of the operating aircraft's windshield, the airline said. All passengers and flight crew were safe, it said. The aircraft will undergo the necessary maintenance procedure, and its windshield will be replaced, Air India added.

Air India revamps pay structure of pilots, crew; announces reward, bonus

The new structure also includes revised pay scales across all levels and will come into effect from April 1, 2023

Air India revamps compensation structure for pilots and cabin crew

Air India has revamped the compensation structure for pilots and cabin crew, including increasing the per-hour flying rate for pilots, according to a source. Under the new structure, part of the Tata Group-owned airline's five-year transformation plan, salaries will be hiked for more than 2,700 pilots across Air India and AIX Connect (including Air Asia India and Air India Express) as well as for more than 5,600 of Air India's cabin crew, as per the source. The guaranteed flying allowance component will be doubled from the current 20 hours to 40 hours. There will also be additional compensation for pilots undergoing training for command upgrade and conversion training for the time spent in-ground and simulator training, the source added. Further, Air India will hike the pilots' per-hour flying and flying allowance rates. The source said the airline will introduce an additional reward to recognise the long service of its tenured staff and also double the stipend for trainee ...

Air India mulls inducting freighters to scale up its cargo business

Air India does not currently have any freighters, unlike IndiGo and SpiceJet; all the cargo it transports is carried in the belly space of its passenger planes

AI to deploy TaxiBots for A320 aircraft fleet at Delhi, Bengaluru airports

Air India will start TaxiBot operations for its A320 aircraft fleet at Delhi and Bengaluru airports, a move that has the potential to save up to 15,000 tonnes of jet fuel over three years. The airline has entered into an agreement with KSU Aviation to launch the TaxiBot operations, according to a statement on Thursday. A semi-robotic equipment, the TaxiBot acts as an extension of an aircraft's nose landing gear. It is used to tow aircraft from the airport terminal gate to the taxi-out point and to tow aircraft from the terminal gate after landing (taxi-in phase) without utilising the aircraft's engines. This will cut down jet fuel consumption. "The adoption of TaxiBots envisages a potential saving of ~15,000 tonnes in fuel consumption over three years," the statement said. Air India CEO & MD Campbell Wilson said the airline is constantly looking for ways to improve sustainability and manage its carbon footprint. "This collaboration with KSU will allow us to better assess the ...

Thumbs up to safety: US aviation agency rewards top safety rating to India

Category 1 status means that airlines of the country concerned can operate and expand their services to destinations in the US and can codeshare with US carriers