After their strike crippled Air India’s domestic operations for eight days, the Civil Aviation Ministry held talks with the Air India Pilots pilots to find a way to end the deadlock.
Sources said a two-member team of the Ministry, headed by Joint Secretary Prashant Shukul, has been set up to hold talks with the pilots, who are understood to have objected to hold parleys with Air India CMD Arvind Jadhav.
The agitators had responded positively to some “feelers” sent by the Ministry and the management since Tuesday night, they said.
Earlier in the day, Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi reviewed the situation arising out of the strike at a meeting with Mr. Jadhav, Civil Aviation Secretary Nasim Zaidi and other officials.
