Air India in turbulance again

The Delhi high court restrained Air India pilots owing allegiance to the decognized Indian Pilots Guild from resorting to strike. Terming the pilots’ strike illegal, the HC observed that these types of agitations cause irrecoverable loss to the carrier. Earlier, the government expressed readiness to talk to the pilots, but warned that if they resorted to such actions repeatedly, no public money would be infused into the 
ailing carrier. “If you have grievances, we can talk, (but) discussions and disruptions cannot take place simultaneously. They should withdraw the strike and apologize to flyers,” aviation minister Ajit Singh said.    Meanwhile, AI has reportedly terminated the services of 10 more pilots. Admitting that pilots were the most important group in any airline and could even shut down carriers, Singh said they should understand their responsibilities as well. “Air India is almost bankrupt. (It) is not able to pay salaries for months, not paid to the AAI and oil companies,” he said.