Air India’s entry process into Star Alliance seems to have hit a roadblock. Jaan Albrecht, CEO, Star Alliance, has expressed fear that some of the member airlines may raise objections to Air India joining the global airline grouping when the proposal comes before the executive committee for approval. According to a report by Nirbhay Kumar in The Financial Express, the CEO has based his concerns on a series of letters written by Air India's employees in which they have allegedly said that the airline is compromising on safety and maintenance in the face of liquidity crunch. “The Star Alliance CEO met the Aviation Secretary and Arvind Jadhav, CMD, Air India, last week, and said that some of the alliance members may raise objections to the airline’s entry, blaming it on the pilots' letters,” official sources said. As per the official, the Star Alliance boss stressed that there was every likelihood of member CEOs vetoing Air India's entry. |