05-01-2011, 09:41 PM
The BJP spokesman said any government decision to declare a shutdown would only help meet the demand of pilots required by the private airlines. "Who benefits from it? The government is playing to the hands of private players by making pilots scapegoats" he alleged.
Rudy said several of Air India's profitable routes had been handed over to private airlines, leading to drop in revenues of the carrier. Further, he said the aircraft at its disposal was not being fully utilised. Air India, which has the largest fleet in the country, operate an aircraft for about eight hours a day while private airlines fly an aircraft for nearly 16 hours a day. Rudy also said that Boeing 777 acquired by the airline has been kept in the bay for four months, causing enormous loss to the state exchequer. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news...137937.cms
Castigating Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi's remarks dubbing pilots as a "bunch of 12th pass" persons who were demanding more money, Rudy said "former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was also a pilot. Is Ravi also referring to him as a 12th pass person?"
Rudy said several of Air India's profitable routes had been handed over to private airlines, leading to drop in revenues of the carrier. Further, he said the aircraft at its disposal was not being fully utilised. Air India, which has the largest fleet in the country, operate an aircraft for about eight hours a day while private airlines fly an aircraft for nearly 16 hours a day. Rudy also said that Boeing 777 acquired by the airline has been kept in the bay for four months, causing enormous loss to the state exchequer. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news...137937.cms
Castigating Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi's remarks dubbing pilots as a "bunch of 12th pass" persons who were demanding more money, Rudy said "former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was also a pilot. Is Ravi also referring to him as a 12th pass person?"