The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Indian Commercial Pilots Association, an association of the erstwhile Indian Airlines pilots, on an appeal by Air India against an order by a Single Bench which had stayed training co-pilots to directly become commanders on advanced wide-bodied Boeing-777, Boeing-787 and Boeing-747.
Justice Suresh Kait had in May stayed the training on a petition by the pilots association submitting that the Air India was imparting training on these advanced aircraft to co-pilots directly, without giving them training on basic aircraft as commander, which was against the career progression plan.
However, the Bench had left untouched the training of those pilots who were undergoing it before the stay order. Issuing the notice, a Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw asked the association to file a reply to the appeal by September 4.
In its appeal, Air India said that due to the stay, the airline was losing money as these aircraft were grounded due to lack of required number of trained pilots.
As many as 200 commanders and 200 co-pilots were required to be trained to fly these aircraft but at present only 64 commanders and 62 co-pilots were undergoing training, the appeal said.
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