New Delhi: More than 98% VistaraCEO Vinod Kannan said on Saturday that about 1,000 pilots had signed a new wage agreement. dissatisfaction Dissatisfaction and disruptions over low remuneration further trouble the Tata-owned airline Fusion with Air India (AI) By the end of the year.
Kannan said, “We know that some pilots have some concerns and questions regarding the contract. We are in talks with them to clarify and resolve it. However, this will not lead to any increase in tension among the pilots.” happened.”
The CEO acknowledged and apologized for recent disruptions from merger-related issues. “Although we have enough crew for normal operations, we are operating at high utilization. We were challenged because of the operational disruption. We are addressing it on a war footing… carefully hiring more pilots and operationalizing “Continued to reduce slightly.” “To provide much-needed flexibility and buffer to rosters,” Kannan said.
tata group is in the process of merging its low-cost carrier (LCC) – AIX Connect (erstwhile AirAsia India) into Air India Express and full-service Vistara into Air India. The LCC merger went smoothly, essentially because the “shrinking” AEX Connect staff realized it was the only option for survival.
Vistara, on the other hand, was performing well and its merger had led to dissatisfaction among its employees, especially pilots, due to which the airline saw massive flight disruptions earlier this week.
Kannan promised a steady run soon. “We have deployed larger aircraft such as our Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and Airbus A321neo aircraft on select domestic routes to accommodate more customers wherever possible… with our on-time performance improving over the last three years “The situation is already looking better. We hope to stabilize our operations for the rest of April by the end of this week.”
One of the pay pain points of pilots centers on flying allowances. At present he gets such allowance of 70 hours every month. Under AI’s new contract – to ensure parity with pilots there – this will drop to 40 hours. Faulty rostering along with allowance cuts – which Vistara management has accepted – and poor work-life balance have fueled dissatisfaction among pilots not only at Vistara but also at other group airlines.
Kannan said, “We know that some pilots have some concerns and questions regarding the contract. We are in talks with them to clarify and resolve it. However, this will not lead to any increase in tension among the pilots.” happened.”
The CEO acknowledged and apologized for recent disruptions from merger-related issues. “Although we have enough crew for normal operations, we are operating at high utilization. We were challenged because of the operational disruption. We are addressing it on a war footing… carefully hiring more pilots and operationalizing “Continued to reduce slightly.” “To provide much-needed flexibility and buffer to rosters,” Kannan said.
tata group is in the process of merging its low-cost carrier (LCC) – AIX Connect (erstwhile AirAsia India) into Air India Express and full-service Vistara into Air India. The LCC merger went smoothly, essentially because the “shrinking” AEX Connect staff realized it was the only option for survival.
Vistara, on the other hand, was performing well and its merger had led to dissatisfaction among its employees, especially pilots, due to which the airline saw massive flight disruptions earlier this week.
Kannan promised a steady run soon. “We have deployed larger aircraft such as our Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and Airbus A321neo aircraft on select domestic routes to accommodate more customers wherever possible… with our on-time performance improving over the last three years “The situation is already looking better. We hope to stabilize our operations for the rest of April by the end of this week.”
One of the pay pain points of pilots centers on flying allowances. At present he gets such allowance of 70 hours every month. Under AI’s new contract – to ensure parity with pilots there – this will drop to 40 hours. Faulty rostering along with allowance cuts – which Vistara management has accepted – and poor work-life balance have fueled dissatisfaction among pilots not only at Vistara but also at other group airlines.