AI crew association red flags airline’s decision to train wide-body plane crew for narrow-body fleet
An association of Air India cabin crew has flagged serious concerns about senior crew members of wide-body aircraft being asked to undergo training for narrow-body planes, saying such a move amounts to demotion and violates service conditions. In a recent letter to the airline’s CMD Rajiv Bansal, the Air India Cabin Crew Association said the move is causing “upheaval and discontent” among its members and urged the management to maintain status quo for the crew members of wide-body aircraft.
The current Air India Ltd came into existence in 2007 after the merger of erstwhile Air India and Indian Airlines. Erstwhile Air India was operating wide-body Boeing aircraft while Indian Airlines had narrow-body Airbus planes. Now, the divestment-bound carrier operates wide-body as well as narrow-body planes.
