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- India
Photos: PM Modi arrives at Air India crash site to take stock of situation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited the Air India plane crash site. He arrived in the city to take stock of the situation, a day after the deadly Boeing…
- Hyderabad
At 21, Muskan Begum from Hyderabad becomes licensed commercial pilot
Hyderabad: A 21-year-old from Hyderabad, Muskan Begum, has obtained her commercial pilot licence after completing training in Cape Town, South Africa, becoming one of the youngest from the city to have achieved…
- India
Rahul slams govt over ‘inhumane’ working conditions of loco pilots
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday hit out at the government over the working conditions of loco pilots, saying that being made to work in “inhumane” conditions is not…
- India
India needs 20,000 pilots in coming years: Civil aviation minister
New Delhi: Civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu on Thursday said India will need at least 20,000 pilots in the coming years to meet the rising air-travel demand in the country —…
- India
DGCA issues revised norms; pilots, crew members barred from using mouthwash, tooth gel
New Delhi: Pilots and crew members cannot use mouthwash, tooth gel or any such substance that has alcoholic content, as that could result in positive breath analyser test, according to revised norms…
- India
IndiGo to use fatigue analysis tool for pilots
New Delhi: The country’s largest airline IndiGo will introduce a tool to detect fatigue among pilots using real time data and predictive analytics, amid rising concerns about fatigue issues among the cockpit…
- Delhi
Death in the air: 3 pilots died of cardiac arrest in 3 days; 2 in India
Delhi: In a chilling incident, three pilots lost their lives in India and globally within a span of three days, with two of them passing away due to cardiac arrest in the…
- India
Army chopper crashes in Arunachal, 2 pilots missing
Guwahati: An Army chopper crashed in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, officials said, adding that two pilots were missing. Lt. Col. Mahendra Rawat, Army PRO at Guwahati told IANS, “A military aviation Cheetah…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Air India graduates its 1st batch of cabin crew trainees after privatisation
Hyderabad: Air India on Friday announced that its maiden batch of cabin crew trainees and a significant batch of new pilots since privatisation have graduated. The batch of 215 cabin crew and…
- India
India needs over 1000 pilots annually
New Delhi: Given the growth in the aviation sector it is expected that India is likely to require over 1,000 pilots per annum over the next five years. However, experts have said…
- India
SpiceJet sends 80 pilots on 3-month leave without pay
New Delhi: Budget carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday said it has asked 80 of its pilots to go on a three-month leave without pay. The move is a temporary measure to rationalise cost, the…
- Business
SpiceJet places nearly 80 pilots on leave without pay for 3 months
New Delhi: In a temporary measure to rationalise cost, airline SpiceJet has decided to place nearly 80 pilots on leave without pay for a period of three months. “This measure, which is…
- India
RTI reply reveals number of pilots killed in aircraft crashes since 2014
Hyderabad: The Union ministry of civil aviation’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) revealed that 29 pilots were killed so far in aircraft crashes since 2014. The information was furnished in response to…