Air India may be handed over to Tata Group on Thursday
New Delhi:
Central government aviation company Air India can be handed over to the Tata Group on Thursday. After taking the airline from the group about 69 years ago, it is now being handed over to the Tata group again, officials gave this information on Wednesday. The government sold Air India to Tales Pvt Ltd on October 8 for Rs 18,000 crore after a competitive bidding process. It is a subsidiary of the holding company of the Tata Group.
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Officials said on Wednesday that all the formalities are nearing completion. Air India is likely to be handed over to the group on Thursday. Meanwhile, two airline pilot unions, the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) and the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), have warned Air India Chairman and Managing Director Vikram Dev Dutt of legal action. The reason for this is estimated to be multiple deductions and recovery on the dues of the pilots.
Apart from this, two other unions have opposed the company’s January 20 order to measure the body mass index (BMI) of crew members at airports just before their flights. The Air India Employees Union (AIEU) and the All India Cabin Crew Association (AICCA) on Monday wrote to Dutt opposing the order, saying it was inhuman and in violation of the prescribed rules of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
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