Clear our dues before stake sale: Air India pilots to govt

Pilots are not against the sale but want their salary dues worth Rs 400 cr to be cleared

Air India pilots are not opposing privatisation but want their salary dues of Rs 400 crore cleared before government initiates further steps on stake sale.

"We are not averse to privatisation per se. Our only concerns are that the airline should be sold at a fair value and our pending dues be cleared before the sale," said a senior captain from the airline who did not wish to be named.

Both unions — Indian Pilots Guild and Indian Commercial Pilots Association — have taken the similar position with respect to privatisation. However, the other seven employee unions have warned the