Take back sacked pilots and we will end strike: Air India union (Lead)
May 23rd, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Grappling with a contempt of court notice, the agitating Air India pilots Wednesday extended an olive branch to the government saying they would end the ... Read more...
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Air India pilots say studying court order
May 23rd, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Agitating pilots of Air India Wednesday said they will first study the latest High Court order that issued a contempt notice to them and then ... Read more...
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Contempt notice issued to striking Air India pilots (Lead)
May 23rd, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued a contempt notice to the striking Air India pilots for not complying with its order that restraining them from ... Read more...
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Air India moves court against striking pilots
May 23rd, 2012 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) National carrier Air India Wednesday moved a contempt petition in the Delhi High Court against the striking pilots for not complying with its order that ... Read more...
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Air India feasibility study for new international schedule (Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Air India Tuesday said it is planning a feasibility study to determine the international destinations the airline will fly to as it faces a shortage ... Read more...
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Air India crisis continues for 15th day, losses Rs.250 crore
May 22nd, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) The crisis in Air India raged on for the 15th day Tuesday and the national carrier's losses mounted to Rs.250 crore as the impasse between ... Read more...
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Air India crisis enters 13th day, losses at Rs.230 crore
May 20th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) The crisis in Air India raged on for the 13th day Sunday and the national carrier's losses mounted to Rs.230 crore as the impasse between ... Read more...
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Vigilance report to help probe AI’s alleged ticketing scandal
May 20th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A 2011 vigilance report, which had exposed certain discrepancies in Air India's ticket sales, will be reviewed to further probe allegations of wrong-doing in awarding ... Read more...
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New terminal in Lucknow airport inaugurated
May 19th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 19 (IANS) The new terminal at Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport was inaugurated by Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Saturday.The 20,000 square metre, three-tier building has departure and ... Read more...
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AI to prune operations if pilots’ strike continues (Lead)
May 18th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The government is considering to further curtail Air India's international operations, if a group of pilots continue their strike, which has already lasted for 11 ... Read more...
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Air India call centres being run by IndiGo’s mother firm
May 18th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A probe is on to find out whether Air India lost market share or any revenue by awarding the contract to manage its ticketing ... Read more...
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Officials defend minister’s trip to US to get Dreamliner
May 18th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Civil aviation ministry officials Friday defended Minister Ajit Singh's visit later this month to the US to receive the first of the 27 Boeing-787 Dreamliners, ... Read more...
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Air India losses mount to Rs.200 crore as crisis continues
May 18th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The crisis in Air India raged on for the 11th day Friday and the national carrier's losses mounted to Rs.200 crore as the impasse ... Read more...
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Court declines plea of Air India pilots (Lead)
May 17th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to entertain a plea of striking Air India pilots who wanted to continue their protest over their career progression ... Read more...
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Ajit Singh calls Air India unions for talks (Lead)
May 17th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Thursday called all Air India unions for talks next week in a bid to end the 10-day pilots' strike that ... Read more...
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Court declines plea of Air India pilots
May 17th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to entertain a plea of striking Air India pilots, saying they are in contempt of court.The court, while dismissing ... Read more...
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Air India recorded highest number of cancellations in April
May 17th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Troubled national carrier Air India hit another low Thursday with official data revealing that the flag carrier had the highest number of cancellations amongst all ... Read more...
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Air India crisis enters 10th day, losses touch Rs.188 crore
May 17th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) The Air India crisis entered its 10th day Thursday as the impasse between agitating pilots and the management continued and the carrier's losses mounted to ... Read more...
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Cracks among pilots, only one flight cancelled (Lead)
May 16th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Cracks appeared among the striking Air India pilots Wednesday as some of them returned to work and the management said it expects more to follow.The ... Read more...
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AI’s contingency plan in place, only one flight cancelled
May 16th, 2012 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Air India Wednesday implemented its contingency plan to salvage its international operations by clubbing flights to destinations in Europe and the US as the ... Read more...
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High court reserves order on Air India pilots
May 16th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court reserved till Thursday its verdict on a plea by Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), an association of Air India pilots, challenging the ... Read more...
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Minister tells pilots grievances will be heard (Lead)
May 15th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Tuesday assured the striking pilots that all their grievances will be addressed and asked them to resume duties saying ... Read more...
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Pilots union moves court against restraint order on stir
May 15th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), an association of Air India pilots, Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging its single judge's order that restrained the ... Read more...
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Air India tries to stabilise operation, scraps 10 more flights
May 15th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Air India Tuesday tried to stabilise its international operations by clubbing flights to destinations in Europe and the US as the pilots' strike continued ... Read more...
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Privilege notice served against Ajit Singh
May 15th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Opposition parties Tuesday served a privilege notice against Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh for "making policy statement outside when parliament is in session".The notice ... Read more...
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Uproar in Lok Sabha over minister’s Air India remarks
May 15th, 2012 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Tuesday witnessed an uproar, leading to an adjournment, over Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh's media remarks on the Air India pilots' ... Read more...
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Air India loses Rs.100 crore due pilots’ strike (Lead)
May 14th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) A grounded fleet, ticket cancellations and unused labour have cost Air India Rs.100 crore in the seven days since the pilots went on strike, an ... Read more...
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Air India crisis continues, 14 flights cancelled
May 14th, 2012 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) The agitation by Air India pilots entered its seventh day Monday with the management cancelling 14 international outbound flights, also throwing domestic operations into disarray, ... Read more...
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Air India: The Great Divide Within
May 13th, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Air India is at war, with itself. There are two systems working side by side in the flag carrier and the current pilots' agitation, if ... Read more...
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AI pilots say they are ready for talks, management is not (Second Lead)
May 12th, 2012 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) The agitating pilots of Air India Saturday said they are willing to hold unconditional talks with the government to end the impasse caused by ... Read more...
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Air India pilots continue strike for fifth day (Lead)
May 12th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) The Air India pilots continued their agitation for the fifth consecutive day Saturday, forcing the management to cancel 14 flights and re-scheduling many ... Read more...
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Air India pilots’ strike enters fifth day
May 12th, 2012 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) Four international flights were cancelled and several domestic flights re-scheduled Saturday as the Air India pilots continued to strike for the fifth day, leaving passengers stranded ... Read more...
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Air India crisis deepens, sacks another 25 pilots (Roundup)
May 11th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Air India Friday sacked another 25 protesting pilots - taking to 71 the number dismissed - and asked aviation regulator Directorate General Of ... Read more...
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Air India works on contingency plan as strike drags on (Second Lead)
May 11th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Air India Friday began working on a contingency plan to salvage its international operations as the agitation by pilots continued for the fourth day ... Read more...
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Won’t interfere with Air India pilots’ training: Delhi High Court
May 11th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) In a setback for pilots of the erstwhile Indian Airlines, the Delhi High Court Friday refused to interfere with the training of Air India pilots ... Read more...
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