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PMO green light for return of leased AI planes, closure of disused stations

New Delhi: With the crisis in Air India growing by the day as more details surface about the financial mess in the airline, the Prime Minister’s Office is learnt to have given the go-ahead for the airline to return all its leased planes as early as possible to cut costs. Air India currently has 45 leased ....Read more

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EkanBy: Ekappan | Wednesday , 8 Jul '09 20:53:11 PM Reply | Forward Firstly boot out Aviation minister.Secondly return to original owners, Tata's.Thirdly investigate last 25 years activities, Why and how AI sold some lucrative markets/Routes.Who has monetorily benefited. (Un safe to write more on web)

43 DIRECTORSBy: ZYX | Tuesday , 7 Jul '09 20:03:22 PM Reply | Forward probably many directors do not know WHAT TO DIRECT.--they may be functioning as CHAIRMAN SECRETARIAT

PMO's green light to return leased planes.....By: M Krishnamachary | Monday , 6 Jul '09 19:30:50 PM Reply | Forward Reading Mr. Pranab D Samantha's report on the AI working, I understand that leasing aircraft is a complicated affair. And loss making was never thought of a possiblity at that time. About maintaining staff at stations no longer operational is dictated by matters not strictly of profit and loss. Air India is one of the Navratna companies. Therefore, Efforts must be made to re-open those stations as useful destinations. As our country's flag bearer airline, Air India, operational matters can not be limited to strict economy. We have to keep our national pride intact. Air India had seen glorious past and it is an honoured entity. But, ultimately, people would like to see that all PSUs are run profitably and efficiently.

Air India scamBy: k.madhukar | Monday , 6 Jul '09 12:13:02 PM Reply | Forward What now comes out of cupboards are nothing but scandalous and should be treated as a sscam. The airline, with the connivance of the ministry, has been looting the exchequer. Imagine 1000 workers running canteens, three hundred union leaders exempted from work( god knows how many of these workers are ghost workers), staff posted abroad twiddling thier thumbs and paid in foriegn exchange, yet our joker of aviation minister had gall to say staffstrenth won't be trimed. This absolutley insane to say the least.

Turning around Air IndiaBy: G.Hebbar | Monday , 6 Jul '09 11:17:19 AM Reply | Forward It is an eyewash to indicate that the government (PMO) is surprised to learn of over staffing in AI. Nothing is done at AI management without clearance of cicil aviation ministry and therefore the Minister must be knowing this and is responsible. The ministry has appointed Accenture to advise on the process of merger and number of posts such as Executive Directors is as per the plan of this consultancy, so it cannot be now termed as a "surprise"The government should have begun the downsizing process last year but held back so as not to appear anti-labour before the elections and it is now reaping the fruit of this delayed decision in the financial position of AI.

need to change completelyBy: T Singh | Monday , 6 Jul '09 9:46:32 AM Reply | Forward Because of services, we Indians do not prefer our National Airline. How Indian Airline flight can make profit, if no body want to fly on it. Administration or Govt need to take smart decisions.