An IndiGo (6E) pilot, Tanishka Mudgal, made headlines after a video captured her warmly greeting her family as they boarded her flight.
Pilot Corner
Singapore Airlines has an academy of cadet pilots but also employs direct entry pilots.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has proposed raising the upper age limit for commercial airline pilots (IATA) to 67 years from the current limit of 65 years.
At the moment, the carrier has approximately 4,000 pilots on its payroll and plans to increase capacity by a few hundred this year.
Qantas Airways (QF) is reviewing a grooming policy that could ban pilots from wearing beards, citing concerns about oxygen mask safety.
In 2025, private jet pilot salaries are shaped by rising demand, post-pandemic travel habits, and the global pilot shortage.
An American Airlines (AA) captain has filed a lawsuit against the Allied Pilots Association (APA) after his access to the union’s internal message board was revoked following posts supporting a potential merger with ALPA
Captain Georgina Sutton has retired after a distinguished 36-year career as a pilot with Qantas (QF), marking the end of an era in Australian aviation.
Southwest Airlines (WN) is initiating discussions with its pilots and flight attendants as it considers a significant expansion into new international markets.
An Air France (AF) transatlantic flight to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) was forced to return to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) after nearly seven hours in the air.