Pilots
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Jet Airways hands over pink slips to 50 expat pilots
India | Jun 01, 2015, 06:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Jet Airways has handed over pink slips to 50 of its expat pilots by prematurely terminating their contracts, bringing their number to 88, as part of its cost-cutting measures as well as reducing
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Psychometric tests likely to be made mandatory for pilots
India | May 24, 2015, 04:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government is likely to make psychometric test mandatory for assessing the mental health of pilots of domestic carriers, a move which comes against the backdrop of a Germanwings co-pilot deliberately crashing a plane
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Nestle refuels pilots in Solar Impulse aircraft
Mar 18, 2015, 06:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The entire nation is excited about the Solar Impulse aircraft, powered solely by the sun's energy that landed in Ahmedabad on March 10 night and took off on Wednesday for its next leg
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Solar plane pilots do Yoga to energise during long flights
India | Mar 13, 2015, 09:34 AM ISTAhmedabad: As the fuel-free aeroplane Solar Impulse-2 gets energy from the sun, its pilots energise themselves by doing yoga to remain mentally and physically fit during their long flight hours.For pilots Andre Borschberg and Bertrand
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18 pilots found 'high' before taking-off flights
India | Dec 27, 2014, 04:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Eighteen pilots, including a female, of various airline services in India were found positive in the pre-flight test conducted in November this year.As a matter of concern, almost all of them were captains
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Map app will help New Mexico balloon fiesta pilots
World | Oct 04, 2014, 07:15 AM ISTAlbuquerque, New Mexico: Like invisible roadblocks, altitude restrictions clutter the skies above Albuquerque. The ground is its own mine field, with utility towers, busy roadways and plots of restricted land.Finding the sweet spot has become
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Missing Boeing plane mystery: Probe focus on pilots
World | Mar 16, 2014, 04:38 PM ISTKuala Lumpur: Investigators were today examining a flight simulator found at the home of a pilot of the missing Malaysian plane with 239 people on board, as they refocused on “those in the cockpit” who
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Kingfisher pilots on strike again; 19 flights cancelled
Aug 18, 2012, 09:17 PM ISTMumbai, Aug 18: Beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines faced fresh trouble today with a section of pilots going on strike demanding immediate payment of salaries for March, resulting in cancellation of 19 flights.“Eight departures from Mumbai and
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Pak helicopter crashes in Gilgit-Baltistan; five killed
World | Jul 11, 2012, 09:10 PM ISTIslamabad, Jul 11: A Pakistan Army helicopter crashed in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region today, killing all five persons on board, the army said. The Mi-17 helicopter of the army's aviation wing was returning from a
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Three striking AI pilots hospitalised
India | Jun 27, 2012, 07:28 PM ISTNew Delhi/Mumbai, Jun 27: Three striking Air India pilots were hospitalised today as their condition worsened on the fourth day of their indefinite fast demanding withdrawal of sack orders against 101 pilots and better career
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AI pilots to go on indefinite hunger-strike from Sunday
India | Jun 23, 2012, 07:38 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 23: Upping the ante after their agitation entered the 47th day, Air India pilots today decided to start indefinite hunger-strike here from tomorrow to highlight their demands relating to career progression and
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High Court asks AI pilots to end strike
May 30, 2012, 10:14 PM ISTNew Delhi/Mumbai, May 30: Striking Air India pilots today suffered another blow with the Delhi High Court holding that the protesters' view on the issue of training on Boeing 777 to be used in international
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Striking Air India pilots have no rights to be trained , orders HC
May 30, 2012, 07:18 PM ISTNew Delhi,May 30 : The Delhi High Court today said the striking pilots of Air India have no right to get training on advanced Boeing 777 to be used in international flights.Refusing to hear an
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AI may hire new pilots if pilots don't end strike soon, says Ajit Singh
May 25, 2012, 10:31 PM ISTNew Delhi/Mumbai, May 25: The deadlock in Air India showed no signs of ending with Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh warning striking pilots today that the airline may hire new pilots if they refuse to
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IPG ready to talk to govt if sacked pilots taken back in AI stir
May 23, 2012, 05:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 23: The Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), spearheading the 16-day-old strike, today expressed willingness to talk “right now” with Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh if the 101 sacked Air India pilots were taken
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Air India sacks 30 more pilots, 2 return to work
India | May 21, 2012, 10:37 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 21: Air India today sacked 30 more striking pilots as the agitation by over 200 pilots entered the 14th day with no signs of a resolution to end the impasse."The services of
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Concern in Parliament over AI pilots strike
May 21, 2012, 05:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 21: Concern was voiced in Parliament today over ongoing strike by Air India pilots which has been going on for two weeks with members alleging that the extreme “arrogance” by the government
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AI begins international operations, pilots want govt to initiate talks
May 16, 2012, 02:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 16: In an attempt to restore normalcy, Air India today began international operations to the US and Europe as part of its contingency plan even as striking pilots asked the government to
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SC refuses to intervene in AI stir, Govt asks pilots to return to work
India | May 11, 2012, 05:21 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 11: The Supreme Court today refused to intervene in the stir by a section of Air India pilots even as Government offered to hold talks with them if they returned to work
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Over Strike Threat, AI Says There Will Be No Disruption Of Flights
Mar 25, 2012, 09:47 PM ISTMumbai, Mar 25: Faced with a strike threat from a section of pilots from April 2, Air India today claimed there will be no disruption in operations even as its largest union, ACEU, distanced itself