27-year-old passenger injured after bullet shot from ground pierces through Myanmar plane mid-air. Read details hereA bullet fired from the ground at a Myanmar National Airlines flight mid-air injured a passenger. The bullet pierced the plane's fuselage a...
02 Oct, 2022, 11.19 PM IST
Jet Airways starts operational hiring, invites former cabin crew to rejoin"Our operational hiring has commenced, with a call out to former Jet crew," the airline's CEO Sanjiv Kapoor said on Twitter. "Commencement ...
24 Jun, 2022, 12.05 PM IST
Will hire male cabin crew once we reach certain operational scale: Jet AirwaysIn a statement on Sunday, a Jet Airways spokesperson said, "We have a limited number of NCR-based cabin crew, trained and qualified on the ...
01 May, 2022, 06.18 PM IST
DGCA plans to ease fitness norms for female cabin crewThe Body Mass Index (BMI) -- an indicator of obesity -- has to be within a specified range for individuals to serve as cabin crew. The requ...
29 Nov, 2018, 12.03 AM IST
Air India orders crew to share rooms as part of cost-cutting measuresThe airline said that the order will be implemented for all crew members recruited in and after 2017, while for those recruited before 2017...
16 Jun, 2018, 01.08 PM IST
Vistara introduces male cabin crewThe airline also unveiled an elegant uniform for its male cabin crew, designed by celebrated designer label Lecoanet Hemant.
29 Mar, 2018, 10.15 PM IST
Male cabin crew members soon on Vistara flightsAt present the airline employs female members for various jobs in the cabin. But in a policy shift, it has decided to hire male crew member...
24 Dec, 2017, 05.58 PM IST
34 AI cabin crew members grounded for being 'obese': GovtCurrently, the total strength of cabin crew in the national carrier stands at 3,490.
09 Mar, 2017, 09.07 PM IST
Air India puts 57 'overweight' crew on ground dutyAir India has put 57 cabin crew members, mostly air hostesses, on ground duty for being overweight. Unless these crew members can get back ...
20 Jan, 2017, 03.33 PM IST
Air India urges DGCA to relax fitness norms for cabin crewAs per the 2014 DGCA regulations, a BMI of 18-25 is normal for a male cabin crew, while for a female it is 18-22.
20 Oct, 2015, 07.11 PM IST
Air India likely to ground 125 overweight cabin crew membersThe national carrier had given an opportunity to around 600 "overweight" cabin crew members last year to "shape up" within a stipulated tim...
13 Sep, 2015, 04.42 PM IST
DGCA set to revise cabin crew duty, rest period normsThe move comes after DGCA received a number of complaints about airlines allegedly violating the Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms f...
31 May, 2015, 02.05 PM IST
Air India's cabin crew fight back over weight loss rulesThe new rules were likely to impact at least 600 members mostly working for state-run Air India, according to the airline's cabin crew unio...
13 May, 2014, 08.12 PM IST
DGCA lays down fresh guidelines for cabin crew fitnessDGCA today laid down fresh guidelines to assess the fitness of cabin crew and made it mandatory for them to undergo medical examination on ...
07 May, 2014, 02.15 AM IST
Airlines look at fairer sex to save costsIndian and foreign airlines are taking measures to cut their expenses, including a greater emphasis on hiring of lower-weighing female cabi...
07 Jul, 2013, 11.19 AM IST
- Air India cabin crew case: SC orders status quo till Nov 19
The Supreme Court today ordered maintenance of status quo till November 19 while taking up a petition challenging the Delhi High Court's ju...
01 Nov, 2007, 07.40 PM IST
- Female crew eligible to be in-flight supervisors
The Delhi High Court held that female crew members are eligible for appointment as in-flight supervisors (IFS).
09 Oct, 2007, 02.37 PM IST