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Air India Pilots' Strike Enters Sixth Day, 20 Flights Cancelled

Unable to reach an impasse, the airline management is reportedly mulling to cancel flights to all international routes till the agitation ends

May 13, 2012

Indian Aviation Crisis Worsens; Who Is Paying For The Mess?

The stand off between Air India management and some section of the pilots has affected the passengers with the cancellation of at least 22 international flights

May 12, 2012

Kingfisher Pilots Call Off Strike, Mallya Assures To Pay Salary Dues By May 15

The striking Kingfisher pilots called off their strike after the cash-strapped airlines' management promised them that they would clear all the outstanding salaries by May 15

May 12, 2012

Air India, Kingfisher Strikes Deepen Aviation Crisis

As the Air India pilots' strike entered the fourth day and with no indication that it would end, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the crisis.

May 11, 2012

Unpaid Kingfisher Airline Pilots Go On Strike; Indian Aviation Sector In Crisis

Pilots of Kingfisher Airlines began to strike work on Thursday demanding payment of their long-pending salaries.

May 10, 2012

Air India Sacks 10 Pilots, Derecognises IPG

Air India Tuesday sacked ten pilots and derecognised the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) after more than 150 pilots had failed to join work reporting sick since Monday.

May 8, 2012

AI Flights Cancelled as Pilots Report Sick

More than 100 Air India pilots have refused join work since Monday calling in sick and 200 more are expected to join the strike after their talks with the airline management and Aviation Ministry failed to solve the issue of giving training to fly the Boeing-787 Dreamliner.

May 8, 2012

Madhuri Dixit Likely To Be Maharashtra's Tourism Ambassador

Actress Madhuri Dixit Nene, who relocated to Mumbai from Denver in the US in October last, is likely to be the Maharashtra's tourism ambassador.

Apr 27, 2012

Visit Britain: Discover Oxford's Treasure Trove of Arts, Science and Culture [VIDEO]

Hearing about this part of England could give you that impression of the academic halls of the prestigious university that spun learning and research through the centuries.

Apr 12, 2012

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No Pay No Work, Air India Employees Union Proposes To Go On Strike

A consortium of unions representing employees of Air India has announced that it would go on strike from April 2 if salary dues are not paid immediately or if the Aviation Ministry fails to provide a concrete plan towards clearing all pending dues within a stipulated period.

Mar 30, 2012

10 Most Expensive Hotel Suites Around the Globe [PHOTOS]

Human wants are unlimited. People want to have the best, and they are willing to pay for it. Believe it or not, some hotels even have bulletproof doors and windows to attract customers and keep them secure: A night's stay in such a suite costs a whopping $65,000.

Jan 7, 2012