The News Review:
- Air India employees strike over unpaid wages
- Audit: FAA should address air controller fatigue
- Aviation Club Will Host July 4 Pancake Breakfast
Air India employees strike over unpaid wages
AFP
Last month the management of the struggling state-run airline — which merged with government-run domestic carrier Indian Airlines last year — sent a notice to its employees saying it would defer 73 million dollars in June wages until July 15. But the carrier later said it would pay salaries to lower-ranked employees by Friday. “We are staging a walkout and demonstration for two hours as the management has failed to honour its commitment given to the unions to pay our June salaries by today” George Abraham general secretary of the Aviation Industry Employees’ Guild told the Press Trust of IndiaAir India spokesman Jitendra Bhargava would not comment on whether or not the employees had been paid but told AFP: “nce employees go on agitation we can’t be seen paying them. “”They should have logically waited until the 3rd which was the committed date rather than having announced agitation on the 2nd. “Employees staged demonstrations and shouted slogans outside company offices in the capital New Delhi and Mumbai but all flights were reported to be operating normally. Last month the airline also asked its top managers to forgo one month’s salary as part of efforts to survive the crisis. A combination of high fuel prices fewer passengers and the global financial meltdown have left Air India with an estimated 800 million dollars in losses for the past year and debt of four billion dollars according to the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation.
Audit: FAA should address air controller fatigue
The Associated Press
The 21-page report by the U. Department of Transportation criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for not acting sooner to alleviate air controller fatigue at three of the country’s busiest air traffic facilities and recommended immediate changes. The audit showed most controllers at the three facilities located in the Chicago area have had fewer than 10 hours rest between some shifts progressively earlier start times on consecutive shifts and increased overtime hours. “This type of work schedule offers minimal opportunity for sleep when the time required for commuting eating and other necessary daily activities is taken into account” the report said.
Aviation Club Will Host July 4 Pancake Breakfast
North Central hio
The Mansfield Aviation Club will hold it’s annual pancake breakfast at Mansfield Lahm Airport this Fourth of July. From 8am until noon Saturday the all-you-can-eat breakfast will be run with pancakes sausage juice and coffee. 00 for adults and $2. 00 for children under 12.
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