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Aircraft and jobs: Air India fires 71 pilots due to strikes

Delhi, India - The airline is not currently hiring replacements

Air India has fired 71 pilots, cancelling 17 international connection, due to an ongoing labour dispute, in a case similar to what was happening to Kingfisher (AVIONEWS). The pilots where all from Indian Airlines, which merged with Air India in 2007. They went on strike on 7 May by reporting sick. They were protesting the carrier decision not to train them for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Air...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1140712
Rome, Italy, 05/16/2012 14:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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