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<keyword id="155869" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aviation-watchdog" source="Orion">Aviation watchdog</keyword> <keyword id="19899185" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dgca" source="keywords">DGCA</keyword> on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 80 lakh on <keyword id="19896871" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="air-india" source="keywords">Air India</keyword> for violations of norms related to <keyword id="8400738" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="flight-duty-time-limitations" source="Orion">flight duty time limitations</keyword> and <keyword id="21053584" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="fatigue-management-system" source="Orion">fatigue management system</keyword> of flight crew. The decision came after the <keyword id="6354705" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Directorate-General-of-Civil-Aviation" source="Orion">Directorate General of Civil Aviation</keyword> (DGCA) conducted a spot audit of Air India in January, during which evidence was collected and fleet-wise random reports were analysed. "The analysis of reports and evidence revealed that <keyword id="20879472" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="air-india-limited" source="keywords">Air India Limited</keyword> operated flight(s) with both flight crew aged above 60 years flying together in a few instances. "... the operator was also found deficient in providing adequate weekly rest, adequate rest before &amp; after ultra-long range flights and adequate rest on layover to the flight crew, which violates the extant provisions of the <keyword id="20777683" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="civil-aviation-requirements" source="keywords">Civil Aviation Requirements</keyword> pertaining to FDTL," the regulator said in a release. Further, the DGCA said there were instances of exceeding duty periods, wrongly marked training records and overlapping duties. On March 1, the regulator issued a show cause notice to Air India with respect to the violations. "The operator submitted its response to the show cause notice, which was not found satisfactory. Pursuant to the non-satisfactory response submitted by the operator, a fine of Rs 80,00,000 has been imposed on the operator," the release said.

Aviation regulator DGCA slaps Rs 80 lakh fine on Air India

<ul><li><keyword id="2573" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-India">Air India</keyword> pilot association tells the company that any unilateral change by Air India from agreed-upon wage settlement would be illegal and will not be in the interest of the national carrier.</li><li>The association said Air India in a press conference stated that its negotiation with the pilots— which it thinks is “far from reality.”</li><li>ICPA said it supports temporary austerity measures at all fronts, but claimed that under Section 9A of the ID Act, 1947, Air India is bound to serve a ‘notice of change’ to the unions.</li><li>This came after Air India approved <keyword id="7490126" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="leave-without-pay">leave without pay</keyword> (LWP) scheme for employees ranging from six months or two years and extendable up to five years.</li></ul>Air India pilot association in a letter tells chairman Rajiv Bansal that any unilateral change by Air India from agreed-upon wage settlement would be illegal and will not be in the interest of the national carrier at this crucial juncture. In a letter to Bansal, <keyword id="9608513" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-indian-commercial-pilot-association">the Indian Commercial Pilot Association</keyword> (ICPA) warned that “Such a situation has the potential to flair to an unprecedented magnitude.” <div type="twitter" handle="ANI" handlename="ANI" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1497864299/ani_mic_logo_normal.jpg" favoritecount="204" retweetcount="22" status="Indian Commercial Pilots' Assoc. writes to Air India CMD stating that &quot;any unilateral change by AI from agreed-upon… https://t.co/BHqmESqxhE" createdat="1595232478000" id="1285124277625171969"></div> The association said that in the press conference by Civil Aviation Minister <keyword id="151350" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hardeep-Singh-Puri">Hardeep Singh Puri</keyword> on July 16, Air India stated that its negotiation with the pilots— which it thinks is “far from reality.” “It was not a negotiation, but the diktat of MoCA (Ministry of Civil Aviation) which was conveyed to us. We would also like to place on record that the so-called negotiation was ‘not harmonious’ in any aspect,” ICPA said. The letter further added that the “Flying allowance and flying related allowances constitute 70% of our wages. These allowances remain unpaid since April 2020. Furthermore, all the wages are being paid with constant delays,” ICPA said. ICPA said it supports temporary austerity measures at all fronts, but claimed that under Section 9A of the <keyword id="6804776" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Industrial-Disputes-Act-1947">Industrial Disputes Act, 1947</keyword>, Air India is bound to serve a ‘notice of change’ to the unions. As per the Bombay High Court case held in January, “notice under Section 9A of the ID Act should be given by <keyword id="1575356" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-India-Limited">Air India Limited</keyword> to the petitioner unions of the change in conditions of service in the prescribed format,” the union quoted in the letter. The order of the Bombay HC was challenged before the apex court. The Supreme Court has not issued a stay in favour of Air India Limited. Essentially, this means Air India is bound to follow Section 9A of the ID Act, ICPA said. This came after Air India approved leave without pay (LWP) scheme for employees ranging from six months or two years and extendable up to five years. The circular dated July 14 said the scheme authorises chairman Rajiv Bansal to issue a leave without pay letter to employees on behalf and in the name of the company. The decision will be based on employee suitability, efficiency, competence and health. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/from-intel-and-wipro-to-tcs-and-google-here-are-the-top-job-openings-in-the-multinational-companies/articleshow/77058769.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">From Intel and Wipro to TCS and Google— Here are the top job openings in the multinational companies</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indigo-follows-vistara-to-allow-a-single-passenger-to-book-two-seats-for-safety-during-coronavirus/articleshow/77013041.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">IndiGo follows Vistara to allow a single passenger to book two seats for safety during coronavirus</a>

Air India pilots are up in arms after the national airline ‘unilaterally’ declared ‘leave without pay’

India's aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (<keyword id="19899185" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dgca" source="keywords">DGCA</keyword>), has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.10 crore on <keyword id="19896871" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="air-india" source="keywords">Air India</keyword> after an airline employee alleged safety violations on flights operated on certain long-range terrain critical routes, an official said on Wednesday. According to the aviation regulator, pursuant to the receipt of a voluntary safety report from an airline employee, the DGCA conducted a comprehensive investigation into the alleged violations. "Since the investigation prima facie revealed non-compliance by the airline, a show cause notice was issued to the Accountable Manager of Air India Limited," said the DGCA. "The response to the show cause notice was duly examined with respect to the laid down stipulations under the relevant statutory provisions and the performance limits stipulated in critical documentations laid down by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)," it said. "Since the said operations of the leased aircraft were not in line with regulatory/OEM performance limits, DGCA has initiated enforcement action and imposed a penalty of Rs. 1.10 crore on Air India," said the Director General of DGCA, <keyword id="20055598" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vikram-dev-dutt" source="keywords">Vikram Dev Dutt</keyword>.

India's aviation watchdog slaps Rs 1.1 crore penalty on Air India for safety violations

<ul><li>According to news reports, <keyword id="2573" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-India">Air India</keyword>’s divestment advisors have rejected other bids, and only the Tatas and India’s largest cargo operator Spicejet remain in the fray for buying the cash-strapped flag carrier.</li><li>A group of 209 employees of Air India had also put in a bid. And while confirming the news, Air India’s Commercial Director Meenakshi Malik told Moneycontrol that the consortium hadn't made it to the next round of divestment.</li><li>Media reports further indicated that Essar, Pawan Ruia of Dunlop and Falcon Tyres had also put in bids for Air India — however, the bids have been rejected.</li></ul>After the consortium of Air India employees backed by NRI businessman Laxmi Prasad and his New York-based Interups Fund was disqualified — only the Tata Group and India’s largest cargo operator Spicejet remain in the fray for buying the cash-strapped Air India, according to news reports. According to an IANS report, the bids have been rejected after the evaluation of the expressions of interest (EoI), where multiple bids were received. The advisors were in touch with the interested bidders regarding several queries. The qualified bidders will be intimated only after the government is satisfied with the bidders' responses. A group of 209 employees of Air India had also put in a bid. Media reports further indicated that Essar, Pavan Ruia of Dunlop and Falcon Tyres had also put in bids for Air India — however, the bids have been rejected. A<a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/exclusive-air-india-sale-employee-consortium-out-of-the-privatisation-race-6618601.html"> MoneyControl report</a> quoting Air India’s commercial director Meenakshi Malik highlighted that the expression of interest for the privatisation by the Air India employee consortium hadn't made it to the next round of divestment. "As of late last night, I have seen an email from the transaction advisor to the Government of India (Ernst &amp; Young LLP), informing the employees of Air India that we have been unsuccessful in qualifying to the next phase of the ‘Disinvestment Acquisition process," Malik, who was leading the employee consortium told <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/exclusive-air-india-sale-employee-consortium-out-of-the-privatisation-race-6618601.html">MoneyControl</a>. In a letter to Air India employees on March 8, the advisors said, “The EOI and the supporting documents submitted by you have been duly evaluated and have been found to not fulfil the eligibility requirements set out in the Preliminary Information Memorandum (as amended) (PIM) issued in respect of the strategic disinvestment of Air India Limited (AI) and is liable for disqualification.” The divestment process of the national carrier has been divided into two stages. In stage one, the interested bidders have submitted expressions of interest, and they were shortlisted based on the eligibility criteria and other terms mentioned in the Preliminary Information Memorandum (PIM). In stage two, the shortlisted interested bidders will be provided with a request for proposal (RFP), and thereafter there will be a transparent bidding process. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/oyo-vs-zo-zostel-claims-victory-while-the-ritesh-agarwal-led-firm-says-theres-still-room-to-win/articleshow/81386851.cms">OYO vs Zo – Zostel claims victory while the Ritesh Agarwal-led firm says there’s still room to win</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/oyo-vs-zo-zostel-claims-victory-while-the-ritesh-agarwal-led-firm-says-theres-still-room-to-win/articleshow/81386851.cms"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/sensex-up-300-points-nifty-crosses-15000-banks-oil-stocks-lead/articleshow/81386563.cms">Sensex up 300 points, Nifty crosses 15,000 — banks, oil stocks lead</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/sensex-up-300-points-nifty-crosses-15000-banks-oil-stocks-lead/articleshow/81386563.cms"></a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/international-womens-day-take-a-look-at-some-of-the-finest-achievements-by-indian-women/slidelist/81385710.cms">International Women’s Day: Take a look at some of the finest achievements by Indian women</a>

Tata Sons, Spicejet in the race for Air India, after employees’ consortium was disqualified

Mumbai, Dec 19 () Domestic passenger traffic growth is expected to decline to a six-year low of 4.5 per cent in the current fiscal and the financial health of the aviation industry will continue to deteriorate, rating agency Icra said on Thursday. 
The domestic air passenger volume grew in double digit for five consecutive years, it said in a release.
The rating agency, however, expects Indian carriers to trim combined losses by 22 per cent to Rs 7,800 crore this fiscal as against Rs 10,000 crore in the year-ago period, helped by parking of almost of the Rs 58,000 crore debt of Air India in the special purpose vehicle from its balance sheet. 
Excluding Air India, the rest of the industry is expected to report net loss of around Rs 1,500 crore in the fiscal with a total debt of around Rs 7,000 crore as on March 31, 2020, it said in a statement.
The industry prospects are expected to gradually improve, contingent on the movement in the jet fuel prices, it said.
A series of events during the current fiscal such as grounding of Jet Airways earlier this year, grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft due to technical issues and the recurrent problems with the Pratt &amp; Whitney engines in A320 neos have impacted the industry's capacity and and thereby the passenger growth, Icra said.
Also, many domestic airlines are focusing on expanding on the international routes.
Icra therefore expects FY2020 to witness a muted domestic capacity growth, as measured by available seat kilometre (ASKM) of around 3 per cent in the fiscal, it said.
The domestic passenger traffic growth for FY2020 is also expected to be lower at 4.5 per cent, after five years of double digit growth.
While the jet fuel prices have been benign in the current fiscal, the yields continue to be under pressure, it said adding coupled with rupee depreciation, this has squeezed revenue per available seat kilometre - cost per available seat kilometre spread, exerting significant pressure on the operating profitability of airlines.
"While the average ATF price over April -November period was lower by a round 7.7 per cent as compared to April -November period, the airlines have witnessed maintenance cost escalations during the current fiscal," said Kinjal Shah of Icra.
Furthermore, as the competitive intensity remains high, pressure on yields is expected to continue. therefore, despite the expected passenger growth over the medium-term and the ongoing cost rationalisation initiatives of airlines, the financial health of the industry will continue to deteriorate, she added.
The domestic aviation industry had benefitted significantly during H2 FY2019 when yields witnessed an improvement due to the decline in industry capacity owing to the grounding of aircraft of Jet Airways.
Further, supported by the transfer of debt of Rs 29,500 crore billion from Air India Limited to a SPV, the industry is expected to report a lower net loss of Rs 7,800 crore in FY2020 vis-a-vis an estimated around Rs 10,000 crore net loss in FY2019.
The airline industry maintains strong capacity addition plans, as reflected in the large order book of the domestic airlines. As the issues with the Boeing 737 Max and the Airbus 320 Neos are solved, ICRA estimates the domestic ASKM growth at around 15-18 per cent per annum, over the medium-term, off-setting demand growth. it said.
The domestic passenger traffic growth is expected to remain healthy at around 13-15 per cent over the medium-term, supported by low penetration levels, favourable macro environment, regulatory push towards regional connectivity and development of new airports, Icra said in the statement. IAS MKJ

Domestic passenger traffic growth may dip to six-year low: Icra

Amidst the controversy of preferential treatment meted out to Parliamentarians, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (<keyword id="6354787" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="DGCA">DGCA</keyword>) and debt-ridden <keyword id="2573" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Air-India">Air India</keyword> have failed to respond to a <keyword id="6356198" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="RTI">RTI</keyword> query regarding free air travel of MPs, the airline’s board directors, employees and their family members, which was filed earlier this year. 
 The <keyword id="6390205" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Central-Information-Commission">Central Information Commission</keyword> (CIC) has now directed the national carrier and DGCA to respond to the RTI application immediately. 
	 

	“The Commission directs respondents from Air India and DGCA to provide information to the appellant as sought by him in his RTI application dated 19 February 2014 as per the provisions of the RTI Act, within 2 weeks of the receipt of this order, under intimation to the Commission,” directed CIC in its order. 
	 

	“The Commission directs Public Information Officer (PIO), Air India Limited, Properties &amp; Services Department, Mumbai and PIO, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), New Delhi to submit written submission, latest by 10th October, 2014, to show cause why penalty should not be imposed on them under Section 20 (1) of the RTI Act, for not providing information within the prescribed period under the RTI Act,” CIC added in its order. 
	 

	Subhash Chandra Agrawal, who had filed the RTI, had sought complete information on the guidelines that defined ‘family members’ and the estimated annual cost incurred by Air India on such free air-travel facilities. 
	 

	“I had asked for information on the objections received against preferential treatment for Parliamentarians in public and private sector, particulars about public-sector airlines for special handling of Parliamentarians, copy of minutes of meetings of the committee on violation of protocol-norms and contemptuous behaviour of government-officers with members of the Lok Sabha at DGCA along with other details in my RTI. However, I did not receive any reply from their end,” said Agrawal. 
	 

	Typically, a state-run agency is bound to respond to a RTI query within the stipulated time-period of 30 days of the application.

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