The Indian commercial pilot association (ICPA) and Indian Guild pilots have threatened “industrial action” from December 1 if “55 percent illegal salary deduction” and “many old disinvestment problems” were not addressed within three days by Air India.

There are around 1,000 pilots in two trade unions, and any industry action will affect domestic and international operations.

Recently, the Tata Group emerged as the top bidder for full ownership of the national carrier.

“With the resumption of commercial international passenger services scheduled to / from India from December 15, 2021, and all airlines roll back Covid pieces, if we do not see problems related to illegal salary deductions of 55 percent and many. Investment issues that have long been disinvestable Aimed at three days we will not have a choice other than seeking justice through ‘industrial action,’ “ICPA and IPG said in a letter on November 29 to former Indian air chief and civil aviation secretary Rajiv Bansal.

The source says that 14 days notification – and not three days – must be given to industrial action.

ICPA and IPG have written a similar letter on November 17.

ICPA represents the narrow-body pilot of Indian water, which mainly operates the A320 Airbus ARMADA airline, while the IPG represents the pilot that flew Boeing 777 and Boeing 787, which is used airlines to Europe, USA. , Canada and Australia.

Usually, industrial action means that the pilot can run to rule (strictly with books on timings and rules), which can reduce efficiency and disrupt India’s domestic and international operations.

The pilot that operates Flights Long-Haul Air India said the decision to cut their salary was wrong, noting how they risked their lives and flew to countries that were beaten at the peak of the pandemic.

The pilot said that Air India did not consider the risk they explained themselves (five pilots died during this evacuation flight) and vice versa entered the payment cut on April 2020. The pilot claimed that in July 2020, their salaries were cut with a retrospective effect, also covering the period when they were Fly flight evacuation during a pandemic.

The pilot operated flights to various countries, including Italy and England, when the pandemic spread earlier this year.

According to the pilot, the last time they got their full salary was March 2020.

A query sent to Air India about what the impact of industrial actions can have a flight schedule or whether pilot demands are being considered not immediately raising response.