Pilots union opposes immunity for American Airlines deal with BA, IberiaOctober 9th, 2009 Pilots union rips immunity for American AirlinesFORT WORTH, Texas — The pilots' union at American Airlines said Friday it opposed antitrust immunity for the carrier's proposed joint venture with British Airways and Iberia. The Allied Pilots Association cited objections to the deal raised by European regulators, and said American refused to address job-security concerns.
Pilots across carriers planning single unionSeptember 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Pilots of various airlines are looking at forming a single union to collectively air their grievances. I don't know why there is so much fuss over our salaries," said Girish Kaushik, a senior pilot with Jet Airways.
Jet Airways resumes flights as 5-day strike by pilots at Indian airline endsSeptember 13th, 2009 India's Jet Airways pilots end strike after 5 daysNEW DELHI — Pilots at India's Jet Airways resumed work Sunday ending a five-day strike that led to the cancellation of more than 800 flights, company officials said. The standoff between the airline and its pilots ended late Saturday after the company agreed to reinstate four pilots who were fired for trying to form a pilots' union.
Jet strike enters fifth day, 180 flights axedSeptember 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - A crippling strike by Jet Airways pilots entered the fifth day Saturday, leading to the cancellation of 180 flights including 25 on the international route, officials said. There was no word when the strike, which has hit hard the aviation sector, will end.
180 Jet Airways flights cancelled, pilots' strike onSeptember 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Jet Airways cancelled 180 flights, including 25 international, Saturday on the fifth day of a strike by its pilots. According to an announcement early Saturday, the airline would operate only two flights on the international route.
We are qualified to get jobs anywhere: Sacked Jet Airways pilotSeptember 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - Sam Thomas, one of the pilots sacked by Jet Airways, Wednesday said the newly formed pilots' union - National Aviators Guild (NAG) - would not be disbanded and that they were qualified to get jobs elsewhere. "We will not disband the union," Thomas told reporters here.
160 Jet flights cancelled as pilots continue 'sick leave'September 8th, 2009 MUMBAI/NEW DELHI - For the second consecutive day Jet Airways flights were disrupted following an ongoing agitation by pilots, leading to cancellation of 160 flights across the country Wednesday, an airline official said. Many pilots continued to report sick Wednesday despite a Bombay High Court order last evening restraining them from resorting to any form of strike in the country's largest private airline.
Chaos at airports as Jet Airways pilots go on mass sick leaveSeptember 8th, 2009 MUMBAI/NEW DELHI - Some 400 pilots of Jet Airways proceeded on a mass sick leave Tuesday morning, resulting in cancellations of over 100 flights, inconvenience to thousands of passengers and chaos at several airports across the country. Flights out of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai bore the brunt of this mass leave, as per reports from these centres.
Jet Airways sacks three more pilotsSeptember 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Taking a tough stand, Jet Airways Tuesday sacked three more pilots while talks between the management and the agitating employees are yet to take place. Earlier in the day, the government had asked the airline to sort out the issue, as 400 of its pilots went on mass "sick leave", so that passengers were not put to inconvenience.
US Airways pilots union says pension agency ignoring claims of misconduct in retirement planSeptember 2nd, 2009 US Airways pilots union sues pension agencyWASHINGTON — The pilots union for US Airways filed suit Wednesday against the federal government's pension agency, claiming it is not doing enough to investigate charges that the airline's pension plan was mismanaged. The U.S. Airline Pilots Association wants the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
Jet Airways sacks two pilots for joining unionAugust 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Jet Airways has sacked two of its senior pilots for joining a newly formed union. Balaraman and Sam Thomas were sacked for joining the National Aviators Guild - the pilots union - which was registered with the labour commissioner in Mumbai last month.
British Airways pilots accept 2.6 percent pay cut to help carrier cut costsJuly 13th, 2009 BA pilots accept pay cutLONDON — British Airways PLC pilots voted on Monday to accept a 2.6 percent pay cut as part of a package of measures to save the airline some 26 million pounds ($41.9 million). The British Airline Pilots Association said its members voted by more than nine to one in favor of the pay cut, as well as a reduction of 20 percent in some allowances.
Jet Airways cuts salaries of 370 employeesApril 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's leading private carrier Jet Airways Friday said it has cut salaries of at least 370 senior employees as the airline was bleeding on account of falling traffic and rising operational costs. 'We have temporarily imposed a reduction in salaries for the management cadre.
Job loss scare driving Indian pilots to Gulf carriersApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Salary cuts and job uncertainty are driving pilots in Indian carriers to greener pastures abroad, with as many as 25 pilots believed to be heading for the Gulf. Pilots from Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines are expected to join leading Gulf carrier Qatar Airways.
Jet Airways to lay off some foreign pilotsFebruary 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Jet Airways, the country's largest private carrier, Monday said it would not renew the contracts of some foreign pilots and would freeze recruitment to vacant positions. 'The airline would phase out excess expatriate pilots over the next few months and would not replace them,' a Jet spokesperson told IANS.
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