Pilots
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Pilots, cabin crew won't fly for 48 hours after getting COVID-19 vaccine: DGCA
India | Mar 09, 2021, 03:52 PM ISTAir crew will be monitored for 30 minutes after taking the shot at the COVID-19 vaccination centre itself for any anaphylactic and idiosyncratic reaction.
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Women will be inducted as pilots in Army Aviation Corps from next year: Army Chief
India | Jan 12, 2021, 11:04 PM ISTWomen will be inducted as pilots in the Army Aviation Corps from next year, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Tuesday. Till now, women are only part of ground duties in the Army Aviation Corps.
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Air India sacks 50 pilots overnight
India | Aug 15, 2020, 08:55 AM ISTAir India pilots have sought the intervention of the management on the issue of "illegal termination" of 50 pilots from service. In a letter to Rajiv Bansal, Chairman and Managing Director, Air India on Friday, the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) said around 50 pilots have received illegal termination letters from the Personnel Department in blatant violation of company's operation manual and service rules.
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Pilots' association writes to Air India CMD, protest 60% salary cut
Business | Jul 16, 2020, 07:51 PM ISTThe Indian Commercial Pilots' Association on Thursday wrote to Air India CMD Rajiv Bansal and protested a proposal for 60 percent salary cuts.
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DGCA suspends Taneja Aerospace's pilots for causing runway excursion at Nanded airport
India | Jan 24, 2020, 04:12 PM ISTThe DGCA on Friday said it has suspended pilots of a Cessna plane, belonging to Taneja Aerospace that runs aircraft charter services for the corporate sector, for a period of one year for causing runway excursion at Nanded airport last year.
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DGCA suspends flying license of 2 IndiGo pilots
India | Nov 16, 2019, 06:37 PM ISTDirectorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the flying license of two pilots of IndiGo airlines for three months on Saturday. The suspension was done in connection with the runway incursion incident at Chennai airport on 14th July 2019.
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British Airways grounds nearly all flights as pilots strike over pay
World | Sep 09, 2019, 01:53 PM ISTBritish Airways says it has had to cancel almost all flights as a result of a pilots’ 48-hour strike over pay.
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DGCA suspends flying licences of SpiceJet pilots for violations
India | Jul 16, 2019, 09:17 PM ISTAviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday suspended flying licences of two SpiceJet pilots for six months after an aircraft operated by them damaged runway edge lights during landing at Kolkata airport, a senior official said.
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DGCA suspends two AirAsia India pilots for violations
India | Jul 11, 2019, 08:36 PM ISTThe left hand wing sharklet of an A320 aircraft that was to fly to Bengaluru was damaged while negotiating a turn from the runway at Bagdogra airport on February 15.
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They reach 30,000 feet at hypersonic speed: US Navy pilots report strange objects in sky
World | May 28, 2019, 09:55 AM ISTIn late 2014, a Super Hornet pilot had a near collision with one of the objects, and an official mishap report was filed.
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Air India cautions employees of appropriate action, advises to interact with media only after prior approval of CMD
India | May 03, 2019, 11:33 AM ISTLast week, an Air India union official had criticised the government's plan to privatise the airline saying that handing over of a company to private players was not a remedy.
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Yet to receive Dec allowance, AI pilots say ‘stressful conditions causing direct implications on flight safety’
India | Feb 11, 2019, 09:41 AM ISTThe Air India had failed to pay to its over 20,000 employees on time for most of the months last year.
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US facing serious shortage of pilots with an increase in demand for air travel
Business | Jul 17, 2018, 09:43 AM ISTThe International Air Transport Association predicts that, over the next 20 years, air travel will double.
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Russian fighter jet crashes off Syrian coast, both pilots killed
World | May 03, 2018, 04:00 PM ISTThe ministry said the plane did not come under fire and that preliminary information indicates the crash could have been caused by a bird being sucked into one of the plane's engines.
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Jet Airways male pilot 'slaps' female peer, DGCA suspends licence
India | Jan 03, 2018, 11:24 PM ISTThe two senior pilots have been grounded by Jet Airways since the incident.
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DGCA likely to ground over 130 pilots, 430 crew members of Air India for skipping alcohol test
Sep 05, 2017, 05:06 PM ISTThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is likely to ground over 130 pilots and 430 cabin crew members of national carrier Air India for allegedly skipping the mandatory pre- and post-flight alcohol test
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Jet Airways' Indian pilots not to fly with foreign pilots, says union
Apr 16, 2017, 10:05 AM ISTIndian pilots of the Jet Airways have been asked by its union not to operate flights with foreign pilots from May 1.
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Air Costa's woes worsen; more than 40 pilots quit
Mar 19, 2017, 09:42 PM ISTVijaywada-based airline Air Costa which has been troubled by financial crisis has seen an exodus of employees, including 40 pilots, in the last few weeks over non-payment of salaries. The airline, which has cancelled bookings
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Air India to start recruitment for 500 pilots and over 1,500 cabin crew
Jul 27, 2016, 02:07 PM ISTIn a bid to meet requirements of the expected increase in fleet size Air India is planning to recruit around 500 pilots and more than 1,500 cabin crew in the next two to three years.
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Prince William starts air ambulance pilot job
World | Jul 13, 2015, 09:35 PM ISTLondon: The Duke of Cambridge started his duties as an air ambulance pilot on Monday, saying he was feeling nervous about starting his new job.Kensington Palace said the prince started his duties as a pilot