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Coronavirus Outbreak: Air India unions challenge airline's decision to slash allowances by 10% in Mumbai High Court
•Air India employee unions have moved the Bombay High Court against the airline's decision to slash allowances, which form a major part of the salary, by ten percent because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus Lockdown: Air India pilot unions urge govt to provide financial support to clear wage backlog
•Air India's pilot unions IPG and ICPA has urged Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to "urgently" provide financial support to the national carrier amid private airlines' cry for a bailout package in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak

Coronavirus Outbreak: Air India suspends contract of around 200 pilots as almost all planes grounded
•Air India on Thursday temporarily suspended the contracts of around 200 pilots, who were re-employed after retirement, as all domestic and international commercial passenger flights have been suspended in the country till 14 April to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior official said

Fight on board Air India flight causes two-hour delay after pilot asks crew member to clean his tiffin; both employees to be questioned
•An Air India pilot allegedly asked a crew member to clean the tiffin after he had finished his meal before taking off from Bengaluru airport, provoking a heated argument between the two, airline officials said

Air India tells pilots to not order special meals during flights; asks them to adhere to a schedule laid down by company
•Crew, for medical reasons, may order special meals, said Amitabh Singh, director (Operations), Air India, in an e-mail to pilots

Air India pilots' union raises red flag over DGCA move to create a consultant post
•The ICPA - the union of Air India pilots who operate narrow-body planes -- has also alleged that the person concerned has been named in an FIR as an accused.

ICPA opposes Air India move to recover overtime flying allowance; warns airline of 'industrial action'
•ICPA said the allowance is being paid as per a proposal cleared by the aviation ministry in January 2016.

Cash-strapped Air India pilots threaten to stop operation on flying allowance dues
•A section of Air India pilots have threatened to stop operations if their flying allowance dues are not paid immediately.

Air India set to give salary hikes, promotions to pilots even as the Maharajah looks at ways to clear Rs 53,000-cr debt
Fp Staff •Some employees at Air India complain that the hikes and promotions will increase inefficiencies in the entire workforce.

Just greed? 'Highest paid' Air India pilots withdraw strike call in 24 hours
Sindhub •This is a fine example of greed overtaking sense. What else explains the sudden call for strike which Air India pilots, affiliated to the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), gave over the weekend and then abruptly withdrew it by Sunday night? Perhaps the pilots thought that with new airlines waiting to fly and job opportunities increasing, this was as good a time as any to threaten AI with a strike.



