Tata-owned Indian FSC Air India (AI) announced on May 23 that it will implement a salary increase of up to Rs 15,000 for pilots and an annual performance bonus of up to Rs 1.8 lakh, effective from April 1, 2024.
Air India Pilots
Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan emphasized on Saturday that “more than 98% of pilots” had agreed to update contracts featuring a revised pay system, which industry insiders highlighted as a significant factor contributing to recent flight disruptions and delays.
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.
On Thursday evening, a potent laser originating from an area near the airport was aimed into the cockpit of an Air India (AI) flight, temporarily causing blindness to the pilots as they were in the process of landing at Kolkata airport (CCU).
Vistara and Air India pilots are set to adopt a standardized salary framework as the two airlines merge their human resource departments
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.
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According to officials, an Air India (AI) pilot, Himmanil Kumar, in his 30s, died on Thursday morning during a training session at Delhi airport.
Tata Owned Air India (AI) has initiated a “peer support program” (PSP) designed to assist its pilots.
The airline is also preparing to introduce the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, with two of them already in India and undergoing the painting process before the official brand reveal.