Akasa Pilots accuse airline's trainers of biasA group of Akasa Air pilots has accused the airline's trainers of favoritism and promoting less experienced pilots. They allege safety viol...
14 Dec, 2024, 11.51 PM IST
CAT Scan: Navigating the smog of uncertaintyIndian aviation authorities and airlines are gearing up for the upcoming fog season. The fog season is expected to begin on December 10 and...
15 Nov, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
Aviation firms plan own training schools to ensure supply of talentWhile Air India is starting its own pilot training school, the GMR group that owns the country's largest airframe maintenance, repair and o...
27 Jun, 2024, 12.41 AM IST
Air India dealt blow as aircraft technicians plan strikeTechnicians at AI Engineering Services Ltd. — a state-run maintenance, repair and overhaul firm and an erstwhile Air India unit — will stri...
10 Apr, 2024, 08.29 AM IST
Akasa Air to cancel 4 Mumbai-Bengaluru flights daily from Feb 15-Mar 30Akasa Air on Tuesday said it will be cancelling four flights daily between the city and Bengaluru following government guidelines issued to...
13 Feb, 2024, 10.22 PM IST
Airlines to ramp up tech, training to handle customers during flight disruptionAirlines are also calling for changes in security rules which mandate a passenger to undergo airport security checks again if they are dise...
24 Jan, 2024, 12.03 AM IST
ET Exclusive: Akasa pilot count to double by FY25; haven't cut salaries or perks, says CEO Vinay DubeThe airline last week moved the Delhi High Court seeking a direction from India’s aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviat...
17 Oct, 2023, 11.33 PM IST
How a soaring Akasa Air got into a wrangle with its pilotsAkasa Air, the airline launched by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, overtook SpiceJet in terms of domestic market share in June 2023. However, the airl...
28 Sep, 2023, 04.51 PM IST
In a relief to Akasa Air, Delhi HC says DGCA can act against pilots non-compliant with regulationsThe Delhi High Court has ruled that DGCA has the authority to take action against pilots who are non-compliant with civil aviation requirem...
27 Sep, 2023, 04.58 PM IST
Bombay HC allows Akasa Air to proceed in Mumbai against pilotsThe Bombay High Court has ruled that Akasa Air can proceed with its suit seeking contractual damages from pilots who exited the company wit...
27 Sep, 2023, 03.43 PM IST
Bond and notice period for pilots justified only when airline has invested in training them: Air India CEO Wilson“I think if an airline is investing in training people, then it's quite common practice that there is some sort of bond with the organizati...
26 Sep, 2023, 10.25 PM IST
Affordable airfare to remain one of IndiGo's fundamental pillars: Pieter Elbers, CEO"I think for Indigo, one of our very fundamental customer promises is affordable fares, and that is what we keep there. So yes, there will ...
26 Sep, 2023, 03.16 PM IST
Can't interfere in employment agreement between pilots, Akasa Air: DGCA to HCThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has informed the Delhi High Court that it cannot intervene in the employment agreement bet...
25 Sep, 2023, 01.49 PM IST
Akasa Air’s own data does not show large cancellation due to pilot resignation: DGCAThe Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has stated that it will not intervene in the issue of pilot resignations at Akasa Air. The ai...
25 Sep, 2023, 01.00 AM IST
Struggling carrier Akasa blames regulator "inaction" as pilots quitOver 40 of more than 450 pilots have recently quit Akasa without serving their notice, leading to cancellations of around 18% of the 3,500 ...
22 Sep, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
Akasa Air drags DGCA to court to penalise 43 pilots who quit without notice periodLow-cost airline Akasa Air has taken legal action against the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India, asking for coercive ac...
18 Sep, 2023, 10.37 PM IST
Akasa Air eyes $75-100 mn via fresh equity, move to dilute Jhunjhunwala family’s 46% stakeAkasa Air wants to use the fund to make pre-delivery payments for its order of 72 Boeing 737 Max jets, for which 19 have already been deliv...
15 Jun, 2023, 01.35 PM IST