After Vistara, Trouble Brews For Air India As Technicians Plan Strike
NDTV
The strike will further roil India's aviation industry that saw hundreds of flight cancellations last week after some pilots at Vistara, jointly owned by Air India's owner Tata Group and Singapore Airlines Ltd., called in sick en masse.
Trouble for Air India Ltd. is mounting with aircraft technicians planning a strike later this month after its pilots voiced concerns last week about being overworked and underpaid.
Technicians at AI Engineering Services Ltd. - a state-run maintenance, repair and overhaul firm and an erstwhile Air India unit - will strike on April 23 due to various issues affecting their "well-being" and "professional growth," All India Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Union wrote in a letter dated April 8 to the chief executive officer.
A representative for Air India said the situation is being monitored closely.
