Air India mulls 15-day flight suspension

India's state-owned Air India is considering a suspension of its operations for about 15 days after the management's talks with pilots failed to break a deadlock over pay issues

At least 40 Air India flights were canceled Monday after scores of pilots reported sick, according to The Economic Times. The pilots had gone on strike to protest the loss-making airline's decision to slash performance-linked incentives paid to employees by 25% to 50%.

Air India, which had accumulated losses of 75 billion rupees ($1.56 billion) as of March 2009, has asked for a 50 billion rupee equity-infusion from the government to be able to continue its operations

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