A section of Air India pilots, the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), which represents over 650 pilots from Indian Airlines, has taken strong objection to the strike threat called by its rival pilot body -- The Indian Pilots Guild (IPG).

Stating that 200 odd pilots cannot hold the AI management as well as passengers to ransom, ICPA has pointed out to an understanding signed by airline management, IPG and ICPA in which it was agreed for 50:50 allocations of pilots from ICPA and IPG for the Dreamliner.