NEW DELHI: A section of Air India pilots, technicians and employees on Thursday marched to Parliament demanding immediate government action to save the cash-strapped national carrier. The employees, holding Air India CMD Arvind Jadhav responsible for the present condition of the airline, also demanded his removal and regularization of the payment of their due salary and productivity linked incentive. Read the rest of this entry »

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Air India is to again start the process of negotiations on productivity-linked incentives (PLI) in pay with the staff unions. Earlier meetings held to agree on an amount to cut from salaries have not yielded satisfactory results. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hong Kong, Nov 11 (DPA) Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific airline was ordered Wednesday to compensate a group of pilots sacked during a 2001 industrial dispute. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal on Wednesday warned of stern action against his pilots if they behave like "terrorists" and continue to report sick "in violation of a Bombay High Court order". Read the rest of this entry »

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Excerpts of Jet Airways Chairman – Naresh Goyal’s interview with Rajdeep Sardesai, CNN IBN.

Q: Two days have gone you have cancelled almost 400 flights over these two days, international flights have been disrupted, is this worst crisis in a sense that Jet has faced?

A: It has faced worse crises but at the same time, it makes us stronger. The airlines cannot be held hostage.

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Frankfinn, the largest air hostess training institute, has decided to invest Rs 400 crore in setup of new institutes. The company will invest proposed amount in next three years to increase its number of centers to 200 across the country and abroad. Read the rest of this entry »

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NEW DELHI: Demanding better pay package and medical benefits, nearly 300 contractual security and commercial workers of Air India boycotted work on Monday and staged a demonstration at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mumbai: National air carrier Air India is believed to be toying with the idea of hiring some of the laid-off Jet Airways employees, as it would save time and cost on training. Read the rest of this entry »

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MUMBAI: Budget airline, SpiceJet, has plans to train around 35-40 co-pilots and graduate them into full-fledged pilots, a top company official said. Read the rest of this entry »

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NEW DELHI: India’s leading private carrier Jet Airways on Friday said that it has cut salaries of at least 370 senior employees as the airline was bleeding on account of falling traffic and rising operational costs. Read the rest of this entry »

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