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Pilot holds up Air India flight for three hours for 'dirty' oxygen mask in cockpit
India | Apr 23, 2015, 05:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: An Air India flight was delayed by three hours after its pilot refused to accept a "dirty" emergency oxygen mask and insisted for a "fresh" one before flying the plane.Air India has initiated
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Co-pilot beats up captain inside cockpit of Air India plane, both de-rostered
India | Apr 06, 2015, 04:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: It seems that controversies and Air India goes hand in hand. Now the latest to add in Air India controversy kitty is what happened in Airbus A-320 at Jaipur.The cockpit witnessed a tense
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Not a single applicant turn up for Air India job interview
India | Mar 12, 2015, 09:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: Not just passengers but it seems that job applicants are not in mood to join Air India.Air India's plan to hire commanders directly through walk-in-interviews failed to attract even a single applicant.On Tuesdays
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Taiwan pilot's body found clutching joystick of crashed plane: Reports
World | Feb 06, 2015, 07:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: The pilot of the crashed TransAsia Flight 235 was still holding the joystick in the plane's cockpit when his body was found two days after the crash on Wednesday during the rescue operation,
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Indian-American pilot's selfies caused plane crash
World | Feb 05, 2015, 11:57 AM ISTWashington: An Indian-American pilot and/or his passenger in Colorado were likely taking selfies when the pilot lost control of the plane, causing it to crash, and killing them both last spring, according to federal investigatorsPilot
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Jordan executes 2 prisoners after IS killing of pilot
World | Feb 04, 2015, 09:56 AM ISTAmman: A Jordanian government spokesman says Jordan has executed two prisoners, including a would-be female suicide bomber from al-Qaeda.The executions at dawn today came just hours after Islamic State militants released a video that purportedly
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Jordan government confirms killing of pilot by IS
World | Feb 04, 2015, 06:31 AM ISTAmman: Jordanian government Tuesday confirmed the killing of the pilot held captive by the Islamic State(IS), Xinhua reported citing the state-run Petra new agency.Jordan Armed Forces said Tuesday it will take revenge for the killing
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Missing AirAsia flight's pilot one of the best
World | Dec 30, 2014, 11:33 AM ISTJakarta: The pilot of the AirAsia flight, which went missing en route from Indonesia to Singapore, was known for his extraordinary performance as a jet fighter pilot before he joined the airline, a media report
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Father of pilot captured by IS pleads for release
World | Dec 25, 2014, 06:20 PM ISTAmman,Jordan: The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State militants in Syria has pleaded for his son's release.Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh, speaking to reporters in the Jordanian capital Amman on Thursday, also urged the
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US pilot who landed on road had crashed before
World | Dec 01, 2014, 12:19 PM ISTWest Hartford, Connecticut: The pilot of a single-engine plane that made an emergency landing on a bus-only roadway says it's the second air crash he has survived and he's considering giving up flying.Danny Hall, a
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Ten supporters of Munde booked for beating chopper pilot
India | Apr 06, 2014, 11:50 PM ISTBeed (Maha): Ten BJP workers and supporters of MP Gopinath Munde were today booked for allegedly thrashing a pilot of a helicopter after he refused to fly the sitting MP from Beed city to another
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Revealed: Missing Malaysia Airlines pilot was a womanizer
World | Mar 15, 2014, 06:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a stunning revelation, it has come to light that one of the pilots of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight liked to entertain female passengers in the cockpit.It came to light on Tuesday.
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Turkish pilot abandons flight to protest colleagues' kidnapping
World | Aug 18, 2013, 09:12 PM ISTAnkara: A Turkish Airlines pilot abandoned an Istanbul-Beirut flight on Sunday to protest the abduction of two Turkish pilots in Lebanon earlier this month, reports said.The pilot, identified as B.G., waited until all 151 passengers
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Two pilots killed in US plane crash
World | Aug 14, 2013, 08:21 PM ISTWashington: A cargo plane crashed near an airport in the US state of Alabama on Wednesday, killing both pilots onboard, aviation authorities said.The Airbus A300 plane, which took off from Louisville in Kentucky, crashed around
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'Pilots tried to abort landing seconds before crash'
World | Jul 08, 2013, 09:45 AM ISTWashington, July 8: Pilots of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 tried to abort the landing less than two seconds before the plane crashed on the runway at San Francisco International Airport Saturday, according to officials.
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Companies Bill will be passed in monsoon session: Sachin Pilot
Jul 08, 2013, 07:49 AM ISTNew Delhi, July 8: The Companies Bill 2012 is likely to be passed in the coming monsoon session of Parliament, says Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot, as there is a broad political consensus on the
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Kingfisher pilots threaten to go on strike from tomorrow
India | Sep 09, 2012, 07:25 PM ISTMumbai, Sep 9: Pilots of cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines, which has been operating a skeletal schedule, have threatened to go on strike from tomorrow as part of mass agitation for immediate disbursal of salaries.A section of
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Sachin Pilot commissioned as Territorial Army officer
India | Sep 06, 2012, 09:36 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 6: Sachin Pilot today became the first Union Minister to be commissioned as a regular officer in the Territorial Army, fulfilling his desire to follow his father's footsteps to be in the
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Air India may not survive if strike continues, warns AI Chief
Jun 03, 2012, 07:04 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 3:As Air India pilot's continued for 26th day, Air India chief Rohit Nandan on Saturday warned that the airline may not be able to survive in the long run if its pilots
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Pilot Turns Back After Snake Pops Out Of Dashboard
World | Apr 05, 2012, 12:19 PM ISTCanberra (Australia), Apr 5: An Australian pilot said he was forced to make a harrowing landing reminiscent of a Hollywood thriller after a snake popped out from behind his dashboard and slithered across his leg