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Akasa Air launches 'SkyCadet' programme to train next generation of pilotsAkasa Air, India's fastest-growing airline, announced the launch of Akasa SkyCadet, a pilot training programme designed to develop future-r...- Maintenance lapse likely reason behind Air India engine fireAn Air India aircraft made an emergency landing after an engine fire. Preliminary investigations point to improper maintenance work. A nozz...
- Air India embraces AI to enhance ops efficiency, increase revenues, reduce costsAir India is embracing artificial intelligence to transform its operations. The airline is using AI to cut costs, improve customer service ...
- Clearance confusion grounds Emirates jet at India’s doorstepAn Emirates flight faced a brief denial of entry into Indian airspace on Sunday. The aircraft's flight plan was mistakenly filed as non-sch...
- Longer flight paths push DGCA to ease pilot duty rules temporarilyThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has eased pilot flight duty rules for long-haul flights. This move aims to ensure enough pilots a...
- Prevent IndiGo-like crisis or flight safety? DGCA’s Catch-22 could decide your summer travel plansIndias aviation regulator must decide on pilot duty rules. This decision impacts airlines summer schedules starting March 29. The regulator...
- IndiGo is planning to hire over 1,000 pilotsIndiGo is launching a major recruitment drive for over 1,000 pilots. This comes after significant flight cancellations due to crew shortage...
- Four DGCA inspectors terminated after IndiGo’s meltdownThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has fired four inspectors. These inspectors were responsible for checking IndiGo's readiness for ...
- IndiGo Flight Cancellations: DGCA asks its inspectors to operate for IndiGo, waives off new pilot rest rulesIndiGo Flight Cancellations: IndiGo faces widespread flight cancellations due to pilot shortages. The DGCA is deploying its inspectors to o...
- Section of Akasa Air pilots writes to civil aviation ministry; seeks probe into airline's hiring practicesA group of Akasa Air pilots has approached the civil aviation ministry, alleging issues with the airline's hiring practices and rostering s...
- Akasa Air, Air India Express spar over poaching of Boeing 737 Max pilotsMediation efforts by sector regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have not helped and both Akasa and Air India Express are...
- DGCA audit finds inadequacies in Go First's plan to restart opsGo First, India's first airline to voluntarily seek bankruptcy protection, might need to either scale down its proposed resumption routine ...
- Air India makes psychometric test mandatory for pilots, cabin crewNational carrier Air India has made psychometric tests a mandatory part of its induction process for pilots and cabin crew.
- DGCA may meet Federal Aviation Administration next month for fresh auditThe rating downgrade, India's first, put it in the same category as Zimbabwe and Indonesia, and barred Indian carriers from expanding opera...
- Commercial pilot licences now valid for 5 yearsIndia's civil aviation regulator has decided to increase the validity of pilot licences to five years, according to an official.
- DGCA hires 20 full-time pilots as flight operations inspectors to ‘save skin’The very real threat of the US flight safety regulator downgrading Indian aviation has forced the government to hire fulltime pilots from c...
- Airline regulatory body does not have a single pilot on rollsIt is strange that the organization mandated to regulate the aviation sector doesn't have a single pilot on its rolls.
- Airlines may get more time to phase out expat pilotsIn a move to help Indian flight operators deal with the shortage of pilots, DGCA has asked all leading players to submit a five-year hiring...
- Pilot licences from abroad likely to face scrutiny hereGetting pilot licences from countries such as the Philippines and Indonesia may be easier but think before you plan to go for one.
- DGCA flies in to plug shortage; plans to hire 250 foreign pilotsFaced with a mounting shortage of over 500 commercial pilots every year, action has been initiated on several fronts to mitigate the proble...
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