Air India suspends contracts of 200 pilots

NEW DELHI: India's flag carrier Air India has suspended contracts of approximately 200 pilots who were re-employed after retirement, an official in the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Thursday. "Since almost all the planes have been grounded and the carrier's revenues have taken a significant fall during the last few weeks, the airline has decided to temporarily suspend the contract of around 200 pilots who were re-employed after their retirement,” said the official, foreign media reported. The national carrier has already cut the allowances of all employees, except cabin crew, by 10 per cent.