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Crisis in cockpit: Increasing number of pilots failing psychological testAir India turning down 40 pilots for not meeting 'psychological standards' is a revelation about the kind of people in the cockpit.06 Jun, 2015, 10.21 AM IST- Flying for a few hours can get you a pilot licence with easeThe spotlight on aviation safety has swung from aircraft reliability to pilot reliability in the past few years after a series of disasters.03 Jun, 2015, 04.59 AM IST
- How political parties have a well-oiled system of hiring aircraft during electionsElections have become a money-spinner for air charter companies. It helps that for parties, payment is peanuts and rules no more than irrit...23 Mar, 2014, 06.05 AM IST
- Fake pilot: One can't run a flying institute without being accountable, says DGCA chief Bharat BushanThe fake pilots scam made it obvious that something was wrong with the tainted students' flying capabilities, which is why they relied on f...08 Aug, 2011, 03.19 AM IST
- India's oldest flying school 'Bombay Flying Club' to close after DGCA crackdown over bending rulesReports of unqualified pilots have added to worries over India’s rickety air safety record. Earlier this year, the DGCA cancelled licences ...04 Aug, 2011, 01.17 AM IST
- Fake pilots: Government says no need to panicCivil Aviation Ministry today said such reports were "far from the truth" and there was was no need to panic as only 13 such cases have bee...13 Apr, 2011, 08.03 PM IST
- DGCA sets up 3 teams to go into fake licence issueDGCA has set up three teams to carry out full-fledged audits of 40 institutions across the country from next week.11 Apr, 2011, 09.28 PM IST
- Fake license scam: Arrested pilot expelled by flying club in 05The pilot and tout arrested here on charges of fudging documents to get license, had been expelled from a local flying club for 'incompeten...06 Apr, 2011, 05.55 PM IST
- Fake Pilots scam: Police issue lookout notice against 4Turning up the heat in its probe in the fake pilots scam, the Delhi Police has issued a lookout notice against three pilots and a flying in...28 Mar, 2011, 06.32 PM IST
- Probe into fake pilots scam reveals flying schools fudged logbooksInvestigations into the fake pilot scam have revealed that several flying schools were 'fudging log books' to escalate the number of flying...28 Mar, 2011, 07.20 AM IST
- Forged marksheets: DGCA chief says more arrests to comeThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief E K Bharat Bhushan suspects there are more people from within the regulator's office...28 Mar, 2011, 04.50 AM IST
- DGCA calls meet with flying schools on TuesdayThe DGCA favoured a complete revamp of issuing license to pilots and called meeting of all flying schools to tackle the problem of fake doc...26 Mar, 2011, 10.31 PM IST
- SpiceJet sacks two pilots for fudging hoursAfter the sacking of 4 pilots of Air India, IndiGo and MDLR, 2 cockpit crew of SpiceJet have lost their job for fudging the flying hours.21 Mar, 2011, 01.27 PM IST
- DGCA to bring over 10,000 CLP holders under scannerAs forgery cases give rise to fears that travellers' life is being endangered by incompetent pilots, the regulator is planning a slew of st...21 Mar, 2011, 10.22 AM IST
- 2 more pilots found to have fudged papersWhat's worrying the aviation industry is that the new cases have tumbled out within a week of DGCA chief Bharat Bhushan ordering an unprece...09 Mar, 2011, 10.30 AM IST
- Fudging of flying hours: DGCA suspends licences of 3 pilotsTaking a strong view of falsification of records to grant pilot licenses in Rajasthan, aviation sector regulator DGCA on Saturday suspended...27 Nov, 2010, 07.59 PM IST
- Wanna fly? Ensure a smooth take-offIt’s a career that holds lots of thrills & frills. But many wannabe pilots are being taken for a ride by flying schools which promise the m...14 Oct, 2007, 10.32 PM IST
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