Mumbai: Concerned over the increasing number of cases in which DGCA acted against the cockpit crew, the domestic pilots’ community is mulling to forge a common forum to fight against the alleged discriminatory policies of the aviation regulator, sources said in Mumbai.
The forum under consideration is likely to be drawn up on the lines of the domestic airlines’ pressure group, Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), and act as a “voice” on behalf of the pilots in the country, a pilot working with a domestic airline told PTI.
“Whenever an incident happens, the axe falls on the pilots in the form of one action or other by both the regulator and the airlines management. But we have never heard DGCA taking action against any airline whether it is the issue of non-payment of salaries or mass lay-offs,” the pilot alleged.
While the domestic airlines have formed a platform and lobby jointly whenever some decision or policy goes against their interests, the cockpit crew members in the country do not have any such platform, the pilot said on condition of anonymity.
17/08/14 PTI/The Hindu
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The forum under consideration is likely to be drawn up on the lines of the domestic airlines’ pressure group, Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), and act as a “voice” on behalf of the pilots in the country, a pilot working with a domestic airline told PTI.
“Whenever an incident happens, the axe falls on the pilots in the form of one action or other by both the regulator and the airlines management. But we have never heard DGCA taking action against any airline whether it is the issue of non-payment of salaries or mass lay-offs,” the pilot alleged.
While the domestic airlines have formed a platform and lobby jointly whenever some decision or policy goes against their interests, the cockpit crew members in the country do not have any such platform, the pilot said on condition of anonymity.
17/08/14 PTI/The Hindu
