UK to reimburse visa costs for firms bringing in overseas workersBritain is now reimbursing visa fees for fast-growing tech and innovation companies hiring international talent. This initiative, targeting...
09 Jun, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
Railways approves 10-coach hydrogen train for Jind-Sonipat route at 75 kmph speedIndia's first hydrogen-powered train is set to begin operations between Jind and Sonipat. This 10-coach DEMU train will run on hydrogen fue...
27 May, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
Eternal Q4 pops; Snabbit's new war chestZomato and Blinkit parent Eternal reported strong numbers for the March quarter. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
28 Apr, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
Maharashtra Transport Minister calls meeting on mandatory Marathi for commercial passenger vehicle driversMaharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik is making practical Marathi language knowledge compulsory for all auto-rickshaw and taxi driv...
27 Apr, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
DGCA-approved flying training organisations issue 2,364 student pilot licences in 2025Flying training organisations in India have issued over 9,600 student pilot licences in the last five years. The year 2024 recorded the hig...
02 Apr, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
Pilot Project: Indian aviation faces twin troublesIndian aviation sector is facing a shortage of trained and experienced pilots even though there are long roster of licensed but inadequatel...
06 Nov, 2023, 08.07 PM IST
DGCA issues 993 commercial pilot licences this year July 24: Government dataAccording to data provided as part of a written reply, 993 Commercial Pilot Licences (CPLs) and 407 Airline Transport Pilot Licences (ATPL)...
03 Aug, 2023, 09.06 PM IST
Sky is the limit: Vadodra girl Varija Shah gets pilot licence at 16!Varija is probably the youngest person in Gujarat to have a student pilot licence and fly a plane.
19 Oct, 2016, 01.10 PM IST
No case of attempt to obtain pilot's licence on fake docs in 3 years: GovernmentDGCA has not come across a single instance of submission of fake documents for obtaining pilot's licence in the last three years, Governmen...
03 Aug, 2015, 06.37 PM IST
- Microlight pilots need to have a private pilot's licence
Pilots flying microlights , a conventional two-seater aircraft weighing less than 450kg, need to have a private pilot's licence, which they...
19 Nov, 2012, 12.23 PM IST
- 843 commercial pilot licences issued this year by DGCA
The country's aviation regulator issued 1458 CPLs in 2008, while 1886 such licences issued in 2009 and 1368 in the next year.
21 Dec, 2011, 05.38 PM IST
- Pilots licence scam: DGCA unearths another scam
The fake pilots licence scam has just got murkier as the aviation regulator has discovered cases where pilots have furnished wrong personal...
10 Jun, 2011, 05.20 AM IST
- Two more held in fake pilot scam, total arrests 22
A trainee co-pilot with Air India was arrested for allegedly using forged marksheets to procure commercial flying licences, taking the tota...
25 May, 2011, 09.03 PM IST
- DGCA scraps special exam for pilot licence
Students aspiring to be pilots will now have to clear all the pilot licence exam papers only by appearing for regular exams that are held o...
15 May, 2011, 06.23 AM IST
- 'Special' exam gave DGCA honcho's daughter licence
The joint director general of civil aviation appears to have flouted a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) norm on pilot licence e...
24 Apr, 2011, 06.58 AM IST
- Another pilot arrested for using forged marksheets
One more pilot has been arrested in the capital for allegedly using forged marksheets to procure a licence from the country's airline regul...
04 Apr, 2011, 12.04 PM IST
- Fake pilots: AI de-rosters one more pilot
A second Air India pilot has been found to have got his flying licence by allegedly submitting forged marks certificates and was grounded.
16 Mar, 2011, 06.17 PM IST