Air India-Indian Airlines feud hits 787 training

You may have never been allowed to choose your examiner who will determine whether you fail or pass an exam, but the animosity between pilots of erstwhile Air India and Indian Airlines has for the first time led to such a demand - and that too to fly a brand new plane! The reason: IA pilots claim they want to choose 'fair' AI trainers.

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have so far refused to be trained for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner by AI instructor-examiners and were being taught by Boeing's own trainers. The aircraft manufacturer has prepared a number of AI commanders who can now, in turn, train IA pilots for the Dreamliner.

AI pilots got trained faster as they were flying the similar Boeing-777 aircraft while IA pilots are migrating from the Airbus A-320/330 to Boeing's latest product.
The return of Boeing trainers has sparked a crisis that threatens to put a shadow on training IA pilots for the new plane as more B-787s are poised to join the airline's fleet from next month.