MUMBAI: About 1,700 aircraft maintenance technicians working with a company that handles maintenance and repair jobs for private carrier Air India have gone on an indefinite ‘tools down agitation’ strike, which began at 9 am on Tuesday.
Air India flights haven’t been hit so far, engineers working the said company have stepped in, said sources.
But flights are likely to be affected if the strike pulls on for long, said a source, adding that the technicians employed with government-owned Air India Engineering Services Ltd (AIESL) make up for about 60 % of its workforce. The ongoing ‘tools down agitation’ is privatized airline Air India’s first experience with labor-related strife.
