Allowing airport operators to own and run airlines is logical, says Akasa CEO Vinay Dube as airline turns fourAkasa Air CEO Vinay Dube supports airport operators owning airlines, which IndiGo opposes. The airline is seeking significant funding amid ...
07 Aug, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
Akasa Air to hire 500 pilots, add 12 planes per year over 3 yearsAkasa Air will hire over 500 pilots in the next three years. The airline plans to induct more than a dozen planes annually. International r...
07 Aug, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
New OTT releases (August 3 - August 9): What to watch this week on Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar, Zee5 and moreSeveral new shows and movies are arriving on streaming platforms this week. Ted Lasso returns with its fourth season, and My Life with the ...
06 Aug, 2026, 06.45 AM IST
Air India crash probe in final stage, report soon: Ram Mohan NaiduWhile the government is trying to ensure that the final report is released quickly, establishing the truth behind the crash remained its to...
15 Jul, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
Meet Wyatt Biggs: 8-year-old Florida boy who turned his robot vacuum obsession into a viral YouTube Brand that earned upto $1,800 in a monthEight-year-old Wyatt Biggs from Florida developed a passion for robot vacuums at a young age. He now repairs and restores these machines, s...
13 Jul, 2026, 11.38 PM IST
FIFA World Cup 2026: Messi becomes all-time leading scorer; Mbappe, Haaland respond with bracesFootball legends Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe etched their names in World Cup history on Monday. Messi became the tournament's all-time l...
24 Jun, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
B-52 was in the air a very short time before crashing and killing all 8 on boardA B-52 bomber crashed at Edwards Air Force Base during a test flight. All eight people on board perished. The aircraft was part of a progra...
17 Jun, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Battling tears and emptiness, kin of Air India crash victims await closureFamilies of victims from the Air India Boeing accident gather one year later. They seek answers regarding the crash that claimed their love...
13 Jun, 2026, 01.10 AM IST
Teen pilot sets age record for solo flight around worldA Belgian-British teenager became the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulg...
24 Aug, 2022, 08.00 PM IST
Why India produces twice as many women airline pilots as the US. India has the highest percentage of female pilots globally, the International Society of Women Airline Pilots estimates, with about 12.4%...
09 Aug, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
Flying solo: This 19-yr-old woman eyes world record with a 3-month trip around the globeZara Rutherford is seeking to win the title from Shaesta Wais, who became the youngest woman to fly solo round the world at 30.
18 Aug, 2021, 07.06 PM IST
Indian boy in UAE is youngest pilot to fly single-engine planeThe boy, named Mansour claimed that he had also set a record of being the youngest pilot to fly solo with the least number of training hour...
07 Sep, 2017, 06.37 PM IST
How India's women pilots are breaking the gender barrier to soar highHarpreet Singh Dey said, families are willing to back girls who want to pursue the profession even regardless of whether they’re married or...
07 Jul, 2015, 04.09 PM IST
Flying MiG-21 FL is like being closer to heaven: Youngest IAF pilotA total of 15 aircraft of this MiG variant were functional in the IAF and all of these were based at Kalaikunda, an official source said.
12 Dec, 2013, 01.13 PM IST
Team Manmohan has pan-India appealIt could well be yet another dimension of the Rahul Gandhi effect . In his second innings, Manmohan Singh has been more mindful of the yout...
28 May, 2009, 06.13 AM IST
- High-flyer teens get the hot seat in cockpit
Youngsters are flying high. Owing to the shortage of pilots and high salary package, the aviation industry in India has witnessed an increa...
06 Jan, 2007, 02.05 AM IST
- Pilots turn younger, pockets get deeper
Three years back, the average age of pilots at the entry level was 23 years as compared to 20 years now.
05 Jan, 2007, 01.53 AM IST