Vayalar Ravi meets IA pilots' representative body -Governance Now

Vayalar Ravi meets IA pilots' representative body

An ICPA member says that the union is satisfied with its meeting with the civil aviation minister

Sweta Ranjan | February 16, 2011

After a meeting with the civil aviation minister Vayalar Ravi on Wednesday, a member of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) has said that the minister has promised to look into the grievances of the Indian Airlines pilots represented by the association.

The ICPA members said that the minister wanted an update on the state of affairs of the airline from the union, after it made a presentation on the pilots' grievances. Air India CMD Arvind Jadhav has invited senior members of the pliots' union for a meeting on February 21 on the pay parity issue which has been the pilots' chief complaint.

Indian Airlines pilots allege that they get 30-50 percent lesser salaries than their Air India counterparts for the same work hours. Also, they are paid by for flying hours while the Ai pilots receive a fixed amount as salary.

Comments

Other News

`One Nation One Election` gets cabinet nod

The union cabinet, chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, has accepted the recommendations of the High-Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections under the chairmanship of former president Ram Nath Kovind. Simultaneous elections: recommendations of high-level committee

Kejriwal resigns as Delhi CM, Atishi stakes claim

Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday resigned as Delhi chief minister, even as the party supported Atishi to take over that position. Kejriwal, facing corruption allegations in an excise policy case, was granted bail by the Supreme Court last week. His colleague, deputy

Lines that unite, lines that separate

Lines and Lives: Stories of Conflict, Resilience and Hope from Jammu and Kashmir Borderlands Edited by Mohita Bhatia, Rekha Chowdhary and Sandeep Singh Orient BlackSwan, 280 pages, Rs 1,510

WEF, MMRDA ink deal to transform MMR into global fin hub

The World Economic Forum (WEF) will provide funds to Maharashtra government for making Mumbai Metroplolitan Region (MMR) a global financial hub. An MoU between MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority) and WEF was signed by Klaus Schwab, founder and executive Chairman, World

How to be prepared for the next pandemic

NITI Aayog on Wednesday released an Expert Group report, titled ‘Future Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response — A Framework for Action’. The expert group in the report has provided a blueprint for the country to prepare for any future public health emergency or pandemic and have a