Question : EMPLOYEES IN AIR INDIA

(a) whether more than 700 employees per aircraft are working in Air India;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) the number of employees working with other International Airlines like British Airways, Air France, Emirates etc.; and

(d) the steps being taken to reduce the number of employees in Air India and make it viable?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION

(SHRI SHARAD YADAV)
(a) & (b): Based on the fleet strength of 26 aircraft of Air India, the number of employees per aircraft is 686. The number of employees vis-a-vis the number of aircraft in Air is high because this is hardly any outsourcing or service subsidiaries and fleet augmentation has not taken place.

(c) The details are as under:

Name of Airlines	Number of employees
British Airways	64051	Air France	55747	Emirates	5662

(d) Air India has taken following steps for rationalising man power in order to reduce staff cost and make it viable:-

(i) Several posts of India based officers abroad have been abolished;
(ii) Two voluntary schemes have been notifed viz. shorter working week scheme and leave without pay/allowances scheme for a period of two years extendable upto five years;

(iii) Rolling back of retirement age from 60 to 58 years;

(iv) Redeployment of employees from non-operation to operation areas.
(v) freeze on external recruitment in non-operational categories.

Question : EMPLOYEES IN AIR INDIA

Answer given by the minister

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