Air India pilots send legal notice to management
September 17th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Labour trouble is brewing again for Air India as a pilots' union has sent a legal notice to the national carrier for implementing new flight ... 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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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 crisis: 26 pilots sacked, court steps in (Fourth Lead)
May 10th, 2012 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) National carrier Air India sacked 26 more pilots who went on mass sick leave leading to several flight cancellations Wednesday, as the Delhi High Court ... Read more...
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Air India crisis: 10 pilots sacked, court steps in (Third Lead)
May 9th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) National carrier Air India sacked 10 more pilots who went on mass sick leave leading to several flight cancellations Wednesday, as the Delhi High Court ... Read more...
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Court steps in to normalise Air India operations (Second Lead)
May 9th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Operations of national carrier Air India, affected for two consecutive days due to an employees agitation, may become normal after the Delhi High Court Wednesday ... Read more...
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Air India’s ’sick’ pilots continue protest, four flights cancelled (Lead)
May 9th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) The agitation by Air India's 'sick' pilots continued for the second day Wednesday forcing the management to cancel four international flights, an official said."Till now ... Read more...
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Air India sacks 10 pilots, derecognizes union (Lead)
May 8th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Cracking the whip, Air India Tuesday sacked 10 pilots who went on mass sick leave against the plan to provide Boeing-787 Dreamliner training to those ... Read more...
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Air India pilots call off stir (Intro Roundup)
January 14th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Pilots of the cash-strapped national carrier Air India late Saturday called off their stir after being assured by the airline management that all their ... Read more...
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Three flights from Mumbai cancelled
January 14th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) Three Air India (AI) flights from Mumbai were cancelled owing to the pilots' agitation Saturday morning, an official here said.The flights from Mumbai to New Delhi, ... Read more...
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Air India pilots call off 10-day strike (Second Lead)
May 7th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Air India pilots called off their 10-day-old strike Friday night after the government and the pilots union reached an "understanding" on their demand for pay ... Read more...
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Air India pilots call of strike (Lead)
May 7th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Air India pilots called off their 10-day-old strike late Friday night after the government and the pilots union reached an "understanding" on their demand for ... Read more...
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Air India cancels 165 flights as pilots continue strike
May 2nd, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) National carrier Air India cancelled close to 165 flights, affecting its international operations as well, as nearly half of its 1,600 pilots continued their strike ... Read more...
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Court fails to break pilots strike deadlock
May 2nd, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) "Do you think public opinion is with you?" the Delhi High Court Monday asked striking pilots of national carrier Air India while hearing criminal contempt ... Read more...
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Stalemate between Air India management, striking pilots continues
April 30th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 30(ANI): Refusing to bow to the ultimatum given by the Air India management, the chief of the striking pilots' union said on Saturday that none of the pilots had ... Read more...
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1 in 5 Brit pilots admits to falling asleep while on duty
April 9th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, April 9 (ANI): A British study has found that one in five pilots have admitted to falling asleep while on duty in the cockpit.According to the Daily Mail, the study commissioned ... Read more...
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Anti terrorist measures make plane toilets unsafe
March 17th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Mar.17 (ANI): Trade unions have warned that new anti- terrorist measures which state all oxygen canisters should be removed from airplane toilets, can be dangerous in case cabin pressure drops in ... Read more...
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Court bans pilots’ strike, Air India to continue operations (Lead)
March 15th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) Flag-carrier Air India will continue normal operations as the Delhi High Court Tuesday banned the proposed strike by a section of pilots beginning Wednesday.Justice Gita ... Read more...
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Court bans strike, Air India to continue normal operations
March 15th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) Flag-carrier Air India will continue normal operations as the Delhi High Court Tuesday banned the proposed strike by a section of pilots beginning Wednesday.Justice Gita ... Read more...
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TSA Facing Backlash From Pilots And Fliers Over Full Body Scanners
November 13th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The public protest against the full body scanners installed at 60 airports of the USA is only growing with time. However, it is not that passengers ... Read more...
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Pilots Of Spirit Airlines Go On Strike After Talks Fails
June 12th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Tallahassee, June 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The negotiations between Florida-based Spirit Airlines and the pilots union has reached a deadlock which has resulted in the pilots of the low-cost air carrier ... Read more...
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Lufthansa pilots suspend strike after talks
February 23rd, 2010 - 3:12 am ICT by IANS
Frankfurt, Feb 23 (DPA) A pilots' union has suspended till March 8 a strike that has badly disrupted Lufthansa flights, telling a labour court Monday it would resume talks with the German ... Read more...
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Lufthansa pilots launch a 4-day strike
February 22nd, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Feb 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lufthansa pilots have launched a 4-day strike that started early on Monday morning. Around 4000 pilots who work for Lufthansa AG airline are participating in the ... Read more...
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18 Air India flights take off as per schedule
October 1st, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): Air India flights took off for various destinations as per schedule here on Thursday, a day after its executive pilots called off their strike.According to an ... Read more...
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Air India pilots strike called off
September 30th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 30 (ANI): Air India executive pilots today called off their strike after the government assured to look into their concerns.Addressing a press conference here, representative of the striking ... Read more...
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Pilots across carriers planning single union
September 29th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Pilots of various airlines are looking at forming a single union to collectively air their grievances.
"I don't know why there is so much fuss over our salaries," ... Read more...
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Prime Minister Office takes stock of Air India crisis
September 29th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Mumbai, Sept 29 (ANI): The Prime Minister Office (PMO) on Tuesday took stock of the ongoing stalemate between Air India's executive pilots and the management.The PMO directed the Ministry of ... Read more...
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Air India management in talks with agitating pilots
September 26th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) At least three Air India flights were cancelled Saturday even as the airline management began talks with the agitating pilots here.
"The talks have begun early afternoon. We hope ... Read more...
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Jet stalemate ends after five days
September 13th, 2009 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Sep.13 (ANI): Jet Airways pilots ended their five-day-old stir against their management early on Sunday morning with a settlement under which the four sacked pilots would be reinstated and a consultative ... Read more...
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Jet strike enters fifth day, 180 flights axed (Lead)
September 12th, 2009 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 12 (IANS) A crippling strike by Jet Airways pilots entered the fifth day Saturday, leading to the cancellation of 180 flights including 25 on the international route, officials said.
There was ... Read more...
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Jet Airways stalemate with pilots continues
September 12th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 12 (ANI): The stalemate between the striking pilots of the Jet Airways and its management continues for the fifth day on Saturday, as talks held between the two factions ... Read more...
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Jet strike still on, pilots face contempt petition
September 10th, 2009 - 10:38 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) A crippling strike by Jet pilots entered the third day Thursday, as a contempt petition was filed against them for defying the Bombay High Court ruling asking ... Read more...
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We are qualified to get jobs anywhere: Sacked Jet Airways pilot
September 9th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 9 (IANS) Sam Thomas, one of the pilots sacked by Jet Airways, Wednesday said the newly formed pilots' union - National Aviators Guild (NAG) - would not be disbanded and ... Read more...
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Jet Airways pilots say Indian Constitution empowers them to strike
September 9th, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai/New Delhi, Sep. 9 (ANI): Sacked Jet Airways pilots on Wednesday said that the Constitution of India empowered them with the right to strike if the management was indulging in unfair practices. ... Read more...
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