Special: Aviation sector hits lay-off air pocket
With the aviation sector facing its 'worst ever' crisis, cracks have appeared in the Central government over how to deal with it. Top airports | India Aviation 2008
| Kingfisher slashes salaries of trainee pilots Kingfisher Airlines had to resort to this move as some of its aircraft have been grounded for quiet some time. | |
| Air India mulls leave without pay to 15,000 employees Facing the heat of financial crisis, Air India is considering plan to give 3-5 years leave without pay to about 15,000 of its staff. | |
| No lay-offs in Kingfisher for the time being: Vijay Mallya Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya ruled out lay-offs among the carrier's cabin crew for the time being. | |
| It���s the worst ever crisis: Praful Patel Aviation minister discusses in detail the extent of crisis in aviation sector. | |
| Kingfisher too may hand out pink slips Kingfisher may be looking at a reduction in manpower to cut costs. The Vijay Mallya-owned airline employs around 8,000. | |
| FM, Deora differ with Praful on aviation bailout plan With the aviation sector facing its 'worst ever' crisis, cracks have appeared in the Central government over how to deal with it. | |
| Deccan staff at Kingfisher fear job loss The new-found friendship between Mallya & Goyal comes as a nightmare for Deccan employees currently working with Kingfisher. | |
| 1,900 staff are being given notices of separation: Jet Jet and Kingfisher, along with their acquired airlines, have a combined strength of 19,000 employees, a fleet of 189 aircraft. | |
| Staffers still on rolls fear the worst Jet Airways��� layoff plans have spread fear with those who have escaped sack till now. | |
| Future tense for sacked employees Though they maintained a brave face all through the day, many later admitted their minds were elsewhere. | |
| ���Give us a reason for the sack��� One phone call changed our lives. That���s what sacked employees of Jet air said when most of them received termination letters. | |
| Retrenchment sparks anxiety in training academies The dreams of thousands of young men and women aspiring to don the smart uniforms of cabin crew have hit an air pocket. |
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