Page 8 - Pilots

Kozhikode crash report: Grounded in anomalies, say serving pilots

Serving pilots have raised serious doubts about the veracity of the investigation report

Another crisis bugs aviation industry after Covid-19: a shortage of pilots

Many airlines are aggressively trying to rehire pilots as well as cabin crew and ground staff, but that's not been a simple process and some jobs are left unfilled

Vistara to absorb 70 AirAsia India trainee pilots grounded for a year

The transfer will enable pilots resume flying and help Vistara execute its growth plans

Resignation ends legal relation with pilots: Air India tells Delhi HC

Air India Thursday told the Delhi HC that once a pilot tenders resignation, the legal relationship of an employer-employee comes to an end with it and the resignation cannot be withdrawn subsequently

India requires nearly 1,000 pilots annually to meet traffic growth

New pilot training schools will come up at the Airports Authority of India (AAI)-run airports at Belagavi, Jalgaon, Kalaburagi, Khajurao, and Lilabari

World's grounded pilots swamp recruiters in desperate effort to get jobs

Job applications from down-on-their-luck aviators, from Brazil and Mexico to Canada and Europe, have jumped at least 30-fold: Analyst.

Aviation heavyweights fly to US grassroots air show to fill pilot shortage

For one week, the annual summer event becomes the world's busiest airspace with well over 100 takeoffs or landings every hour.

Cash-strapped airlines push for single pilot ops: It's a reckless idea

Booming demand for air travel comes up against shortage of aviators, forcing industry to cut corners.

Pilots' body moves Bombay HC; seeks compensation for Covid-19 death

An association of Indian pilots has approached the Bombay High Court seeking priority in vaccination against Covid and insurance coverage for those working during the pandemic

HC directs ATCs, 5% of pilots, cabin crew to undergo random breath test

The Delhi High Court directed that air traffic controllers (ATCs) and five per cent of pilots and cabin crew on duty would undergo random breath analyser (BA) tests for the next three months

Cockpit and cabin crew suffer as fresh Covid wave hits air travel

Aviation jobs were scarce even before the Covid-19 pandemic arrived on Indian shores in early 2020. The situation has been exacerbated since

Boost for pilot training schools as IOC to produce aviation gasoline

Prices of Avgas, which is completely imported, are over twice those of ATF; Currently there are 32 flying schools and govt wants more such to come up within the country

United Airlines' pilots agree on reduced schedule to avert 2,850 furloughs

United is still planning to furlough more than 12,000 frontline employees on Oct. 1

Estimated 9,488 pilots required in next five years: Hardeep Singh Puri

The total number of pilots employed in the country with scheduled airlines at present is 9,073

Pakistan's flag carrier not to appeal EU ban, review turnaround strategy

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) banned PIA from flying to the bloc in June over safety concerns

Vistara introduces three days of leave without pay for pilots in September

The three-days leave without pay (LWP) measure for pilots is in addition to a cut in monthly base flying allowance

Hyderabad emerges as hub for drone pilot training; four schools get nod

According to DGCA, four out of the 10 institutions that have got approvals so far for operating drone-training schools are based out of Hyderabad

Global pilots body urges govt to intervene in pay cuts at Air India

The government-owned Air India is on a cost-cutting drive to deal with the situation arising out of Covid-19 which has impacted the aviation sector most globally.

Pak clears 95% licenses of its pilots serving in other countries: Report

It was earlier reported that almost 30 per cent of the pilots had fake or improper licence and did not have flying experience

European Union bans Pakistan's national carrier for at least six months

Pakistan's aviation minister revealed that nearly a third of Pakistani pilots had cheated on their pilot's exams.