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- 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…
- Middle East
UAE, Middle-East airlines likely to hire 196,000 staff members: Boeing
Abu Dhabi: Airlines in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the rest of the Middle East will need 196,000 new staff members by 2040, according to the forecast from manufacturing giant Boeing.…
- India
SpiceJet now introduces interim fixed pay system; some pilots flag continuing salary cuts
Mumbai/New Delhi: Budget carrier SpiceJet, which had resorted to hourly-basis pay for pilots amid the pandemic, on Sunday said it has introduced a new “interim fixed salary system” for captains and first officers.…
- India
Consider paying one month’s salary to terminated contractual pilots: HC to Air India
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked Air India to consider paying at least one month’s salary to its pilots, engaged on contractual basis, whose services were suspended in April and…
- Top Stories
In a historic first, two women to operate warship choppers
New Delhi: In a first, two women officers have been selected to join as ”Observers” (Airborne Tacticians) in the Indian Navy’s helicopter stream that would ultimately pave the way for women being…
- World
PIA sacked 63 pilots last month
Islamabad: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) said that it has sacked 63 employees last month on various charges, including fake pilot licences, false educational credentials, embezzlement and dereliction of duty, it was reported on…
- India
IAF’s first women fighter pilots get ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind presented the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ to IAF’s first women fighter pilots, Mohana Jitarwal, Avani Chaturvedi and Bhawana Kanth, on Sunday at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Trio inducted into…
- Middle East
Two military training planes collide in Qatar
Doha: Two Qatari military training aircraft collided in mid-air, but the pilots managed to eject safely, the Qatari defence ministry said on Wednesday. “A collision occurred between two training planes and the…
- World
2 killed in Russia plane crash
Moscow: At least two people were killed and dozens were injured on Thursday after an An-24 passenger plane crashed while making an emergency landing at Nizhneangarsk Airport in eastern Russia, authorities said.…
- World
Arizona chopper crash: 2 Marines killed
Washington: Two pilots of the United States Marine Corps lost their lives when a chopper crashed near Yuma in Arizona on Saturday (local time), the US Marine Corps said in a statement.…
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