AFTER waiting for almost six years, the pilots of the Boeing fleet of Air India have accepted the common pay structure as recommended by the Dharmadhikari Committee. The Dharmadhikari panel had submitted its report to the government way back in January 2012 which called for implementing common pay and allowances as per the norms for other PSUs. The pact reached between Air India and the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) on the issue last month is now awaiting approval from the aviation ministry, an IPG member told a news agency. With this, the merger of the erstwhile Indian Airlines with Air India is almost complete...
