As merger nears, Air India B787 pilots told to fly Vistara aircraft

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Ahead of the Air India and Vistara merger later this year, Tata group has asked some of Air India's Boeing 787 pilots to fly Vistara's B787 planes, said three people with knowledge of the matter..

The move, they said, marks the first instance of integration of the group's airline businesses and is aimed at creating a common pool of resources to foster synergies...

The pilots will only move once the merger gets an approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI)..

Air India and Vistara are the only Indian carriers currently flying Boeing Dreamliners..

Air India sent a consent form to its Dreamliner pilots seeking their "willingness to go on deputation to Vistara as a line captain on existing emoluments."..

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