New Delhi: Air India pilots and cabin crew appear to be arm-twisting the management into getting what they want. Around 2,200 members of the All India Cabin Crew Association have reportedly forced the Air India management to revert to the archaic ‘bidding’ system for allocation of duty, that was discarded last year on the directions of the civil aviation ministry, by threatening to go on strike.
Senior pilots of the de-recognised Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) and Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) have also reportedly registered their protest against the modernised scheme of rostering, crew management system (CMS).
As a result, Air India may have to shelve modernisation of the roster system and introducing the CMS used by all airlines. The national carrier was in the process of implementing it as it would have ensured adherence to DGCA guidelines on duty hours.
The CMS was acquired from a US-based firm by Air India to improve operational efficiency. Computerisation and IT initiatives were also part of the turnaround plan which was announced for the ailing airline last year.
25/06/13 Abhijeet Anand/The Statesman
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Senior pilots of the de-recognised Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) and Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) have also reportedly registered their protest against the modernised scheme of rostering, crew management system (CMS).
As a result, Air India may have to shelve modernisation of the roster system and introducing the CMS used by all airlines. The national carrier was in the process of implementing it as it would have ensured adherence to DGCA guidelines on duty hours.
The CMS was acquired from a US-based firm by Air India to improve operational efficiency. Computerisation and IT initiatives were also part of the turnaround plan which was announced for the ailing airline last year.
25/06/13 Abhijeet Anand/The Statesman
