Air India pilots end strike

After 58 days, Air India pilots have finally ended their strike, soon after the Delhi High Court had asked all striking pilots to end their strike within 48 hours.

The court had also said that the 434 pilots on strike must submit letters to the management indicating their willingness to get back to work.

The Delhi High Court had asked the management to “sympathetically consider” reinstating the 101 pilots who had been sacked during the strike for calling in sick or not showing up to work.

The national carrier’s strike has cost the government close to Rs 600 crore.

Pilots are on strike because they believe their seniority and training is not being protected by the management. In 2007, Air India was merged with the domestic national carrier, Indian Airlines. Pilots from the former believe they are senior, and object to training offered to Indian Airlines pilots for the Boeing Dreamliner, for example.