Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi

Overseas Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi today expressed surprise over the abrupt removal of EK Bharat Bhushan as DGCA, saying he was one of the finest officers who checked corrupt practises.

The airline has failed to give salary and productivity linked incentives to its 30,000 employees on time.

About 50 Air India pilots have resigned due to non-payment of allowances and delay in payment of their salaries this year, Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi said today.

The government's auditor has tabled a report that says Air India is in a financial mess largely because of its extravagant buying and leasing of planes and Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi admits the national carrier does not have the money to pay for 27 Boeing 787s that it has ordered.

After two more pilots were arrested on Tuesday for submitting fake documents to get their pilot licenses, the Government today promised firm action over the incident. Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi ordered an audit of all the forty flying schools in the country. "There are about 40 flying schools. Now there is an audit of these schools....

The heat is on at Air India and facing it is the national carrier's top management. The new Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi is scrutinising the performance of the top brass amid increasing unrest among the employees over apathy from their top managers.Matters aggravated last week after the January salaries of employees were delayed thrice. The...

Overseas Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi today expressed surprise over the abrupt removal of EK Bharat Bhushan as DGCA, saying he was one of the finest officers who checked corrupt practises.

The airline has failed to give salary and productivity linked incentives to its 30,000 employees on time.

About 50 Air India pilots have resigned due to non-payment of allowances and delay in payment of their salaries this year, Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi said today.

The government's auditor has tabled a report that says Air India is in a financial mess largely because of its extravagant buying and leasing of planes and Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi admits the national carrier does not have the money to pay for 27 Boeing 787s that it has ordered.

After two more pilots were arrested on Tuesday for submitting fake documents to get their pilot licenses, the Government today promised firm action over the incident. Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi ordered an audit of all the forty flying schools in the country. "There are about 40 flying schools. Now there is an audit of these schools....

The heat is on at Air India and facing it is the national carrier's top management. The new Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi is scrutinising the performance of the top brass amid increasing unrest among the employees over apathy from their top managers.Matters aggravated last week after the January salaries of employees were delayed thrice. The...