"Had To Pawn Mother's Ornaments": Jet Pilots Plead For Unpaid Salaries

In a letter to the Civil Aviation Minister, Suresh Prabhu, Captain Chopra, who heads the union representing pilots of Jet Airways was even more blunt.

Jet Airways, which reportedly has a debt of a billion dollars, has failed to pay lenders and aircraft lessors and has grounded most of its fleet.
According to reports, State Bank of India has asked the airline’s chairman Naresh Goyal, his wife and two nominees to step down from the board of the airline with immediate effect. SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar said, ”We have been working on a resolution plan for the last five months. The resolution plan was almost ready, but because of certain issues there is some delay. We need a little bit more time.”

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