Civil Aviation Minister Vyalar Ravi has said that the Centre is looking into the demands of Air India pilots who have threatened to go on strike.

Talking to reporters in New Delhi today, the Minister said that the management is taking all possible measures to resolve the crisis over the training programme for pilots to fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliners which will be inducted in the national carrier next month.

Some Air India pilots are opposing the management's decision to meet the flight crew requirement of Boeing 787 by taking pilots from erstwhile Air India and erstwhile Indian Airlines on one is to one basis.

Ten international flights of the Air India Express have been cancelled with more than twenty pilots reporting sick. An Air India Spokesman however said that a contingency plan is in place and the situation is under control. He said that flight operations will not be affected and all precautions are being taken to avoid any inconvenience to the passengers.