Pilots

IAF trainer aircraft crashes in Karnataka, pilots safe

01 Jun 2023

An Indian Air Force's (IAF) trainer aircraft crashed in an open field in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar on Thursday.According to IAF officials, the Kiran trainer aircraft crashed near Makali village in Chamarajanagar district during a routine training sortie. Both the pilots of the aircraft ejected safely. "Both pilots including a lady pilot...

Meeting operational demand: Air India Express recruits pilots, cabin crew

16 May 2023

Air India Express Limited (AIXL), the low-cost carrier subsidiary of Air India, has wrapped up a successful recruitment roadshow in Mumbai, targeting the hiring of pilots (both commanders and first officers). The event, which took place on Monday, witnessed an impressive attendance of pilots, significantly enhancing the airline's ability to...

UK’s Director of Aviation lauds India for high proportion of female pilots

22 Mar 2023

The Director of Aviation for the Department of Transport in the UK praised India on Wednesday for its high proportion of female pilots and Digi Yatra. Rannia Leontaridi, the Director of Aviation and Director General of Civil Aviation (UK) shared her views on 'designing a future-proof aviation & airports system'...

Air India Incident: DGCA issues show cause notice to Air India

05 Jan 2023

In connection with the urination incident onboard a Show Cause notice has been issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday to Air India crew members and pilots of the New York-Delhi flight. "A show cause notice has been issued to the Accountable Manager of Air India,...