Alliance Air pilots call off strike after 2 days; airline says operations normal nowAlliance Air CEO Vineet Sood on Wednesday told PTI that pilots have come back to work. He also said that negotiations are going on with the...
12 Apr, 2023, 03.52 PM IST
Brazilian pilot lands in hot water with IAF for taking pictures at Air Force Station“Boarding was on when the pilot, a Brazilian national, started taking videos of the air force station. It’s not known if he was shooting ou...
12 Jan, 2023, 11.45 AM IST
Alliance Air board to discuss pilots' salary issues this monthAlliance Air, owned by the government, operates around 100 flights daily. It has a fleet of 21 aircraft, including 19 ATR aircraft and 2 Dr...
03 Sep, 2022, 12.23 PM IST
Alliance Air pilots on strike demanding restoration of pre-Covid salaryTop airline executives said that the management will be meeting the pilots tomorrow to resolve the situation but a senior pilot said that t...
02 Sep, 2022, 09.57 PM IST
Government-owned Alliance Air pilots go on strike over salary issuesAccording to the data available on its website, Alliance Air connects 48 destinations within India with 100 departures per day. Pre-Covid, ...
02 Sep, 2022, 08.46 PM IST
Harpreet Singh appointed CEO of Alliance Air, first woman to head an Indian carrierHarpreet Singh was the first woman pilot to be selected by Air India in 1988. However, she could not fly due to health reasons and has been...
31 Oct, 2020, 07.50 PM IST
Airlines likely to hire over 7000 pilots in next 5 years: GovernmentThese vacancies are likely to emerge as Indian airlines plan to induct more than 900 aircraft into their fleets in the coming years.
28 Dec, 2017, 07.06 PM IST
Four airlines phased out 84 foreign pilots in 2017: Jayant Sinha"All the operators/ airlines have been directed to develop their in-house strength to minimise the dependency on expatriate pilots," said J...
21 Dec, 2017, 05.57 PM IST
IndiGo deny charges of poaching pilots with 'open offers'IndiGo has, rubbished the allegations of poaching pilots and technical staff. "We haven't approached anyone yet," said IndiGo spokesperson ...
16 May, 2017, 07.55 PM IST
Eyeing regional connectivity, Alliance Air plans to triple its fleetAlliance Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, currently provides flight services to 34 tier-two and tier-three cities via Delhi, Ko...
02 Apr, 2017, 05.50 PM IST
Air India to recruit 500 pilots, 1,500 cabin crew in next 2-3 years"We have plans to have cabin crew of 3,000 personnel. Besides the existing number, we are planning to take 1,500 more in the next two to th...
27 Jul, 2016, 12.32 PM IST
Startup regional airlines face exodus of pilotsWhile startup airlines are witnessing an exodus of their turboprop pilots, bigger airlines are facing the same issue with their pilots.
18 Nov, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
Pilot shortage hits Alliance Air's operationsThe airline had about 64 pilots till two months back, but it decided to replace all these fleet by new ATR aircraft.
12 Jan, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
IPG seeks reinstatement of sacked Air India pilotsAir India today formally became the 27th member of Star Alliance, opening up its domestic network in the fifth largest aviation market to t...
11 Jul, 2014, 09.19 PM IST
Air India management to meet pilots for unions' integration, salariesThe meeting assumes significance as it comes days before Air India formally gets inducted as the 27th member of the global airlines' club, ...
06 Jul, 2014, 04.09 PM IST
- Kozhikode or Kochi? Alliance Air pilot mistakes destination
About 32 passengers from Thiruvananthapuram on board an Alliance Air flight were shocked to find themselves at Kochi airport on Monday afte...
17 Jan, 2012, 03.54 PM IST
- Air India draws criticism over hiring top officials' kin as pilots
Air India confirmed these recruitments but said they were done based on a well-established system.
16 Mar, 2011, 03.35 AM IST