Indian Pilots Guild

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  Air India Pilots' Lobby Accepts Dharmadhikari Report After 6 Years

  The pilots of the Boeing fleet of Air India have finally agreed to accept the common pay structure as recommended by the Dharmadhikari committee.

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  Jet Airways Local Pilots Allege 'Step-Motherly' Treatment

  Jet Airways is treating Indian pilots in a "step-motherly" manner compared to their expat counterparts on the rolls, pilots' body National Aviators Guild (NAG) today claimed.

• Air India Set to Send Pilots to Fill Shortfall in Express Service

  The Air India board has cleared a proposal for sending its pilots on deputation to its budget arm, Air India Express, which has been facing shortage of commanders for some time now, airline sources said today.

• Air India withdraws proposal to reinstate sacked pilots

  The impasse over reinstatement of 101 sacked pilots of Air India continued as the airlines today withdrew from Delhi High Court its proposal after Indian Pilots Guild sought amendments including induction of a retired judge in a management committee formed to deal with it.

• Air India pilots end 58-day-long strike

  Air India's striking pilots have called off their 58-day-long strike. In a statement, the Indian Pilots' Guild - the body that represents the striking pilots - said they were now "commencing the process of restoring normalcy".

• Two Air India pilots on hunger strike

  Two striking Air India pilots were in serious state on Wednesday as their physical condition worsened on the fourth day of their indefinite fast demanding withdrawal of sacking orders against 101 pilots and recognition of Indian Pilots' Guild (IPG).

• Maharaja lost over Rs 500 crore in 50 days

  The stalemate between Air India and the Indian Pilots' Guild (IPG), which completed 50 days on Monday, doesn't seem like it will be resolved anytime soon. While the pilots have gone on an indefinite hunger strike to pressurise the management, the latter stands firm on its decision. In the meantime, MiD DAY conducted an audit of the loss suffered by...

• Air India pilots to go on indefinite hunger strike from today

  Upping the ante as their agitation enters the 48th day, Air India pilots will today begin an indefinite hunger-strike in the national capital to highlight their demands relating to career progression and other issues.

• Air India executive pilots ask Ajit Singh to end impasse

  Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh met members of the Executive Pilots Association of Air India in Mumbai today. The Executive Pilots Association requested him to end the month-long impasse between Air India pilots (represented by the Indian Pilots Guild) and the Air India management. However, the meeting was inconclusive and not much came ou...

• Can hire new pilots, says Ajit Singh as Air India strike continues

  In a bid to end the 18-day-old strike at national carrier Air India, some of the agitating pilots met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday. According to IANS, Mr Singh told the pilots that the airline may begin hiring new pilots if the strike continued.

• Read the statement issued by the Indian Pilots Guild on May 25, 2012

  The statement comes on the 18th day of the Air India strike after in a bid to end the 18-day-old strike at national carrier Air India, some of the agitating pilots met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday.

• Bombay High Court disapproves of Air India pilots' strike

  Deprecating the inconvenience being caused to people due to their agitation, the Bombay High Court today asked the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) to first comply with the Delhi High Court order restraining them from continuing their "illegal strike" before sorting out the issues with the management.

• Air India sacks 30 more pilots on Day 14 of strike: 10 big developments

  It's the 14th day of the Air India pilots' strike and neither the pilots nor the government is blinking yet, though some protesting pilots have been reporting back to work - including four today. 30 more pilots have also been sacked by the airline today. Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh met union leaders today, in a bid to find a way out of the c...

• Air India pilots' strike enters day 14, Ajit Singh to meet union leaders today

  With the agitation by over 200 Air India pilots entering its 14th day, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh will meet the leaders of 13 recognised Air India unions with an aim to resolve the crisis plaguing the national carrier today. Mr Singh has appealed to the leaders that they should consider the health of their organisation before deciding...

• Air India's report card shows failing grade

  Air India, confronting the 10th day of a strike by 300 pilots, has another bitter pill to swallow: its share in the domestic market has slid to fourth position, even below the troubled Kingfisher Airlines.