Directorate General of Civil Aviationn (DGCA) has imposed a substantial fine of Rs 30 lakh on Tata Group-owned Air India (AI) after discovering a pilot (first officer) operated a flight without meeting mandatory safety requirements.
Air India pilot union
Tata Group-owned Air India offers standard salaries to its pilots based on flying experience and the aircraft they fly.
Air India (AI) has raised objections to proposed norms on pilot duty and rest hours, arguing that their implementation would negatively impact pilots by reducing flying hours and their salary.
Vistara (UK), an airline owned by the Tata Group, has been grappling with persistent flight cancellations for the fourth consecutive day, despite appeals from pilots at sister airline Air India (AI) for the group chairman to address the concerns of Vistara pilots.
pilot unions of Air India (AI) – Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG) and Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) – have called for urgent intervention from the civil aviation regulator concerning alleged workload exceeding duty hours.
The pilot unions have urged the DGCA to conduct a review and assessment of the situation and have requested the aviation safety regulator to implement appropriate measures to address the issue.
Tata Group-owned Indian FSC, Air India (AI) has implemented a new feature in its rostering system aimed at alleviating pilot fatigue.
Air India pilot union has withdrawn its directive not to accept the revised contract. Now pilots are free to sign the contract if they want to, and they have their own choices.
Air India pilots unions have expressed their grievances with the management, citing extended working hours, and reached out to Ratan Tata.