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Watch | The troubles behind Vistara’s massive flight cancellations

April 13, 2024 admin

Watch | The troubles behind Vistara’s massive flight cancellations I Explained Starting March 30, Vistara began to see scores of flight cancellations flooding social media with passenger complaints. Over the next four or five days, the airline saw over 150 flights cancelled and more than 200 flights delayed for more than two hours. The airline…

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Global aviation struggles with lack of planes as summer travel set to hit record levels; leasing market booms in the U.S.

April 9, 2024 admin

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP The global airline industry is facing a summer squeeze, with travel demand expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels while aircraft deliveries drop sharply due to production problems at Boeing and Airbus. Air carriers are spending billions on repairs to keep flying older, less fuel-efficient jets, and paying a premium…

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Vistara cancels nearly 1,000 flights in April to stabilise operations

April 7, 2024 admin

A Vistara Airbus A320 passenger aircraft. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Vistara has cancelled nearly 1,000 flights for the month of April in order to ensure stability in its operations, which saw a massive disruption last week over hectic rosters for pilots and unrest from a section of cockpit crew over pay cuts. “We are…

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Working On War Footing, 98% Pilots Have Signed New Contract: Vistara CEO

April 6, 2024 admin

Mr Kannan said more pilots are being hired. New Delhi: Crisis-hit Vistara has said it hopes to stabilise its operations by this weekend, insisting that 98% of its pilots have signed the new contracts with the revised salary structure which had led to several of them calling in sick and causing flight cancellations. The airline’s…

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One-fourth of Vistara pilots reject new pay formula

April 6, 2024 admin

Vistara airline has more than 1,100 pilots on its rolls. | Photo Credit: Reuters More than one in four pilots in Vistara have not accepted the new pay structure announced in mid-February ahead of the merger with Air India. The integration of the two airlines has also escalated concerns over inadequate manpower and raised questions…

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Vistara asserts ‘over 98%’ pilots signed new contracts after sizeable number said to have rejected pay terms

April 6, 2024 admin

Vistara’s CEO Vinod Kannan on Saturday asserted that “over 98% of pilots” had signed new contracts entailing a new pay structure, which has been cited by industry sources as a key issue that had led to a spate of recent flight cancellations and delays at the full service airline that is set to merge with…

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Vistara Expects To Resume Normal Operations By Weekend: Sources

April 3, 2024 admin

Vistara began flight ops in January 2015 (File). New Delhi: Vistara expects to resume normal flight ops by the weekend, company sources told NDTV Wednesday evening, hours after CEO Vinod Kannan and senior members of his management team held a virtual town hall with striking pilots. Company sources said the pilots had been promised a…

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Vistara CEO, pilots, management to meet at 1 p.m. on Air India merger standoff

April 3, 2024 admin

In recent weeks, discontentment has been simmering among pilots at Vistara, which is in the process of getting merged with Air India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan on April 3 called an urgent meeting with all pilots as well as the top management, including the Human Resources division in an attempt…

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Vistara Flights Delay: Vistara Pilot Crisis

April 2, 2024 admin

Several pilots have reported being sick on duty over last few days The crisis at Vistara Airlines intensified today with dozens of flights cancelled because of the non-availability of pilots who, sources say, are protesting the terms of a new contract after the decision to merge the airline with Air India. Vistara pilots have sought…

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Vistara Pilot Crisis Deepens, Dozens Of Flights Cancelled Across India

April 2, 2024 admin

New Delhi: At least 38 Vistara flights originating from key cities were cancelled this morning as the airline reeled under non-availability of pilots. As many as 15 flights taking off from Mumbai, 12 from Delhi and 11 from Bengaluru were among those cancelled. This comes after 50 Vistara flights were cancelled yesterday and 160 were…

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