IndianPilots'Guild TransportBuilding,1st Floor,NearOperationsDepartment,Old Airport,Kalina,Mumbai400 029, India
Without Preiudice Ref No: lPGlCI13/lSS Date:06 March2012.
To, The Director Generalof CivilAviation. O/oThe DGCA, NewDelhi Subiect:Adverselmpacton Safetvof FlightOperationson Accountof Financial Distressof the Emplovees Sir, We wishto appriseyou of the financialdistressfacingthe employees of Air IndiaLtd. Thefollowingis a briefsummaryof the duesowedto our members: Basicsalary:December2011, January2012,and February 2012 LayoverAllowance:December2011,January2012,February2012,and March2012 FfyingAllowances:November 2011,December 2011,January2012,and February 2012 Thisamountsto withholding approximately morethana QUARTERof the yearly emoluments. Thisnon-payment of dueshascausedtremendous hardships to our members. A numberof ourmembershailfromhumblebackgrounds andmodestmeans.While somehaveavailededucationloansin orderto completetheirflighttrainingothershave financialcommitments towardstheirparentsandsiblings.The non-payments of dues for an extendedtimeperiodhascausedthemsignificant financialhardshipand psychological stress.A numberof membershavewrittento us thattheyare undergoing severepsychological stressas financial institutions andbanksare hounding themin repay orderto theirloans. Whilewe appreciate thefinancial distress facingthe company, howeverunlikeAir India, whichcanturnto the centralgovernment for funds,employeeshaveno suchoption. The respective employees andtheirfamiliesalonehaveto sufferthe humiliation of loan defaults andthe ensuingpsychological stress. Youwillcertainlyappreciate that in orderto ensurethe safetyof the passengers and the crew,a pilotis requiredto maintainthe highestlevelof alertnessandconcentration. Thefinancialhardshipcausedby the non-payment of salariesfor suchan extended periodmayadversely affectthe abilityof theflightcrewto safelydischarge theirduties. Clearlyunderthe currentsituation, it is verylikelythatthe safetyof Air India'sflight potentially operations maybe compromised, endangering the livesof passengers. tel: +91 222626 5497, +91 222626 5555 extn:5497 tax +912226157428 email:
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A largenumberof our membershaveinformedus that owing to the psychologicalstress that they are underand bearingin mind the safetyof passengers,they will be unableto operateflights on and after 01 April 2012, unlessthe managementclearsall the dues mentionedabove. We requestyouto exerciseyouroversight of Air IndiaLtd,anddirectthemto ensure the safetyof flightoperations andthe safetyof passengers who entrusttheirlivesto Air Indiaeverytimetheyboarda flight. yourresponse, Anticipating we thankyoufor yourkindattention. Yourstruly,
r. JeetendraAwhad
CC:Chairman andManaging Director, Air IndiaLtd
