Striking Pilots

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  Back In Ukraine, Freed Pilot Savchenko Launches New Hunger Strike

  A Ukrainian pilot released from a Russian jail in May launched a fresh hunger strike today in protest over Kiev's failure to secure the return of other prisoners of war in the separatist east.

• 'Catastrophic' Air France Strike Drags On

  The longest-ever strike by Air France pilots was slammed as "catastrophic" by the airline sector Friday, as bitter talks over the company's low-cost subsidiary remained deadlocked.

• Air India winter flight schedule hit by non-availability of pilots

  The scheduling of international flights, including those to new destinations, which Air India will fly this winter has been affected as the fate of sacked 101 pilots is still hanging in balance. The availability of the exact number of pilots is a crucial factor in deciding how many flights an airline would be able to operate.

• Kingfisher pilots on strike again, 28 flights cancelled

  Several flights of Kingfisher were cancelled today due to a strike by pilots to protest non-payment of wages for almost five months.

• Blog: An Air India pilot on hunger strike

  It is the 55th day of the pilots' agitation and the eighth day of their hunger protest. The pilots of erstwhile Air India were victims of prejudice and bias by the top management of the airline dominated by personnel of the erstwhile Indian Airlines.

• 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...

• All striking Air India pilots to be sacked: Sources

  With no end in sight to the on-going strike by a section of Air India pilots, sources have told NDTV that orders have been given to sack all the pilots who are on strike. The termination letters will be sent out to the pilots, over 300 of them, this week, the sources add.

• Air India pilots may call off strike: Sources

  The strike by the pilots of Air India, which has entered its 26th day, may finally be called off, according to sources.

• Air India loses Rs 325 crore from pilots' strike

  The board of national carrier Air India met on Monday to discuss the standoff between the airline management and pilots who have been on strike for the last 21 days, forcing the airline to curtail some of its international operations.

• Air India pilots' strike enters day 21, airline losses mount to Rs 300 crore

  The strike by pilots of Air India continued for the 21st day on Monday, mounting the losses of the national carrier to more than Rs 300 crore due to the agitation by over 200-odd pilots, who are on strike despite the management terminating the services of 100-odd agitating pilots in the last two weeks.

• Air India cuts flights amid stand-off with pilots

  Air India has announced a truncated interim schedule for June, dropping several international destinations from its regular routine.

• 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.

• Air India pilots' strike: At least 9 international flights cancelled

  On day nine of the Air India pilots' strike; at least nine international flights have been cancelled. Many passengers across airports saying, other airlines have their seats full making travel very difficult. "I have been coming to the airport since three days as I was scheduled to fly out then. But there has been no arrangements made for people l...

• Air India pliots' strike: 10 big developments

  It's the eight day of the Air India pilots' strike and neither the pilots nor the government is blinking yet. That means that passengers remain stranded at airports across the country. Here are the top 10 developments over the last eight days of the strike.

• Air India pilots' strike: Day 8 and no compromise in sight

  It's day 8 of the Air India pilots' strike and there appears to be no sign of a compromise between the pilots on strike and the management of the national carrier. The management also has been handed over medical reports of the pilots, who started the agitation by calling in sick. In New Delhi, a team of doctors were sent to all the pilots' home...