Air India lays off over 180 non-flying staff

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non-flying staff. in recent weeks, sources said while the airline maintained that the affected people were not able to utilise the..

An Air India spokesperson on Friday said that as part of the fitment process,. employees. in non-flying functions have been assigned roles based on organisational needs and individual merit...

During this phase, there have also been multiple Voluntary Retirement Schemes and reskilling opportunities offered to employees.. "However, for less than 1 per cent of our employee base who have not been able to utilise VRS or reskilling opportunities, we have to part ways..

While the airline did not mention the exact number of staff who have been laid off, the sources said it was a little over 180 legacy employees...

As part of the multi-year transformational initiative Vihaan.AI, the spokesperson said one key aspect is to build an agile and effective organisational structure in line with the business model to support expansion and ambition, the spokesperson added..

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