Its debt burden has not deterred Air India from going on a recruitment spree to appoint executive directors, the top-most post after the board of directors. In the past two weeks, AI has carried out two rounds of interviews to fill around 10 vacancies.<\/p>\n
\u201cAir India is being disinvested, there is no money to pay salaries, we are cost-cutting, so where is the need to suddenly fill these ED posts, most of which have been lying vacant for two years?\u201d asked an AI official. \u201cThe vacant ED posts didn\u2019t hamper AI\u2019s functioning as general managers, regional directors of eastern, western and southern regions held additional charge and handled the work that the EDs would have done,\u201d the official added.<\/p>\n
The recruitments would increase the number of EDs in the airline. \u201cAI already has about 20 EDs, out of which six EDs who retired have been retained. With these new appointments, the number will go up to about 30,\u201d said the official. An ED\u2019s salary is in the range of Rs 2 lakh per month, and the post brings perks like accommodation, car, driver, etc.<\/p>\n
The merged airline (AI and Indian Airlines) will hold its hundredth board meeting on December 30 and the ED appointments are on the agenda. The AI spokesperson did not comment on the issue.<\/p>\n
AI has not been paying its employees on time. Salaries were disbursed on December 11 this month. Pilots are yet to get their flying allowances, which constitute about 70% of their pay package. \u201cSalaries often are paid only in the second week, while the flying allowance is paid in the third week,\u201d said an AI pilot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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