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By poaching the grounded airline’s pilots, not only did the Air India management break the unions’ resistance, it also plugged a critical shortage of talent.
It’s the kind of capitulation rarely seen in an industrial dispute in the country.
Till earlier this month, Air India pilots were threatening to go on a strike if any of them was terminated amid a tussle with the management over revised pay and service conditions. Their lawyers sent a legal notice to the airline’s chief human resources officer, Suresh Dutt Tripathi, and the union mailed its chief ethics counsellor alleging violation of the Tata Code of Conduct.
But on 11 May, when pilots of the two unions—Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association and the Indian Pilots’ Guild—met, they changed their stance …
As the low-cost carrier pushes through a compensation overhaul, the absence of a CEO is complicating a delicate moment.
The two new chief executives at Air India and IndiGo come with contrasting reputations but face the same challenge—do their predecessors one better.
A regulatory easing could see the billionaire’s conglomerate move from running airports to owning an airline—an idea he is warming up to, with multiple options open.
