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31 Oct 2023

Indian Aviation Regulator Bars Pilots, Crew From Using Mouthwash and Perfume

This strict measure has been implemented by the aviation watchdog to prevent any potential positive results in their pre-flight or post-flight breath analyser tests.

11 Oct 2023

Air Canada Pilot Grounded For Wearing Pro-Palestinian Colours In Uniform

After grounding the pilot, Air Canada said in a statement that the airline took the action against the pilot because his opinions and publications do not represent Air Canada's views.

21 Sep 2023

Staff Shortage Not Impacting Pilot Licence Issuance: DGCA Refutes Reports

DGCA has already seen an increase of 45 per cent in issuing commercial pilot licence as on August 31 compared to the entire year of 2022.

02 Sep 2023

Meet Aarohi Pandit: First Indian Woman Pilot To Fly Solo Over The Atlantic

Aarohi Pandit flew a light sports aircraft over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to become first Indian Woman Pilot to fly solo and has now completed her Airbus A320 training.

17 Aug 2023

Aviation Explained: What's Inside Pilot's Bag? Air India's Anny Divya Reveals

In a video shared on Twitter (X), Air India's Senior Commander Anny Divya reveals what's inside a pilot's bag, that has fascinated the aviation lovers for years.

01 Aug 2023

IC814 Hijacking: Air India Pilot Recounts Spotting Passenger With Hand Grenade

A lot has changed since the 1999 hijacking of the plane and in the last nearly 24 years, there has been no incident of hijacking of an Indian aircraft.

28 Jul 2023

DGCA Imposes Rs 30 Lakh Fine On IndiGo After Airline Suffers 4 Tail Strikes

IndiGo Airline witnessed four tail strike incidents on A321 aircraft within a span of six months this year, following which the DGCA carried out a special audit of the airline.

24 Jul 2023

Air India Pilot Refuses To Fly BJP MPs, 100 Passengers To Delhi: Here's Why?

Among the stranded Air India passengers were Rajkot MP Mohan Kundariya, Jamnagar MP Poonam Maadam, and newly-elected Rajya Sabha MP Kesaridevsinh Jhala.

10 Jul 2023

Rising Safety Incidents In Aviation Industry: Violent Flyers To Cockpit Breach

There's a sudden spike in the incidents of 'uncommon behavior' by passengers and breaches of cockpit protocol by airline officials, including pilots among the Indian airlines.

07 Jul 2023

Akasa Air To Have 3,500 Employees Soon; Denies Reports Of Mass Resignation

Akasa Air, in a statement said that the airline has 3,000 employees currently and expects to grow to approximately 3,500 employees in 2023.

01 Jul 2023

Unauthorised Cockpit Entry: DGCA Asks Airlines To Strictly Follow Rules

The DGCA move comes against the backdrop of two recent incidents where unauthorised people were allowed inside the cockpit during scheduled flights.

30 Jun 2023

'Desi Jugaad': Pilot Cleans Aircraft's Windshield With Cloth, Video Goes Viral

The viral video shows a pilot poking out of an aircraft's window to clean the plane's windshield; the video now has over 2.3 million views and over 172 thousand comments.

26 Jun 2023

Over 300 Flyers Left Stranded At Jaipur Airport As Air India Pilot Walks Off

Citing flight duty time limitations, Air India pilot refused to fly the London-Delhi flight, after it was diverted to Jaipur due to bad weather condition in the capital city of India.

22 Jun 2023

Who Is Sakshi Kochhar: 18-Yr-Old Becomes Youngest Indian To Get Pilot Licence

Sakshi Kochhar, aged 18, broke the previous record of 'Youngest Commercial Pilot of India' held by Maitri Patel, who attained her licence aged 19 years.

29 May 2023

Air India Hiring 550 Crew, 50 Pilots Every Month Under Tata Ownership: CEO

Tata Group has put in place various measures to turn around the fortunes of the loss-making Air India, including placing the largest order for 470 planes.

26 May 2023

Air India Delhi-Sydney Flight Turbulence: Two Pilots Derostered Pending Probe

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the regulator had recommended grounding of the Air India pilots who operated the Delhi-Sydney flight for corrective training.

21 May 2023

The Many Issues Of Air India: Pilot's Salary, Urination On Flight And More

Despite one year of transition from the government's ownership to the private hands of Tata Group, troubles seem not to have ended for the airline.

08 May 2023

Go First Pilot Blames Airline For Not Paying His Dues, NCLT Issues Notice

Go First pilot R Dastoor submitted a plea with NCLT stating that there is more than Rs 1 crore due on the low-cost carrier for his services provided to the airline.

26 Apr 2023

Air India Cockpit Incident: DGCA Derosters Entire Crew Of Dubai-Delhi Flight

DGCA said though prima-facie, the cabin crew seems to have no role in the incident, the entire crew of the flight has been derostered pending investigations.

26 Apr 2023

Air India Pilots Write To Ratan Tata Seeking Intervention Over Salary Issue

Air India, on April 17, rolled out a revamped compensation structure for its pilots and cabin crew, which has since been rejected by the two pilot unions.

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