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Air india strike
A project on Strike
Project title “THE AIR INDIA STRIKE MAY 2012”.

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Prof. BD Singh Vikram Kumar Roll no. PG-12-70050 Batch-2012-14

Company Background
Air India is the flag carrier airline of India. It is part of the government of India owned Air India Limited (AIL). The airline operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving Asia, Europe and North America. Its corporate office is located at the Air India Building at Nariman Point in South Mumbai. Air India has two major domestic hubs at Indira Gandhi International Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. An international hub at Dubai International Airport is currently being planned.
Air India has the fourth largest share in India's domestic air travel market, behind Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet, as of May 2012.Following its merger with Indian Airlines, Air India has faced multiple problems, including escalating financial losses, discontent amongst employees, and poor customer service. Between September 2007 and May 2011, Air India's domestic market share declined from 19.2% to 14%, primarily due to stiff competition from private Indian carriers. In August 2011, Air India's invitation to join Star Alliance was suspended due to its failure to meet the minimum standards for the membership. In October 2011, talks between the airline and Star Alliance have resumed. In April 2012, the Indian government granted another bailout package to Air India, including Rs300 billion ($5.8 billion) of subsidies.

THE CHRONOLOGY OF THE AIR INDIA STRIKE MAY 2012
1) On May 8, 2012 about 100 pilots went on medical leave as a mark of protest while their talks with the management were still on.

2) The reason the pilot members of IPG went on mass sick leave, protesting the move to provide Boeing-787 Dream liner training to pilots from the erstwhile Indian Airlines

3) Later, the same day it sacked ten agitating pilots
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