Directorate 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.
British Airways says it has had to cancel almost all flights as a result of a pilots’ 48-hour strike over pay.
Aviation 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.
The 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.
In late 2014, a Super Hornet pilot had a near collision with one of the objects, and an official mishap report was filed.
Last 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.
The Air India had failed to pay to its over 20,000 employees on time for most of the months last year.
The International Air Transport Association predicts that, over the next 20 years, air travel will double.
The 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.
The two senior pilots have been grounded by Jet Airways since the incident.
The 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
Indian pilots of the Jet Airways have been asked by its union not to operate flights with foreign pilots from May 1.
Vijaywada-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
In 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.
London: 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
New 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
New 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
New 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
Ahmedabad: 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
New 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
Top News
Latest News
