The Mumbai Police registered a case this week against a former Air India (AI) pilot who allegedly drew salary and allowances from both Air India and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) while serving on deputation.
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India is facing a pressing shortage of pilots, with the Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu warning that approximately 30,000 new pilots will be required to man the 1,700 aircraft currently on order by domestic airlines.
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo Airlines (6E) is the country’s largest airline by fleet size and market share.
Tata Group-owned Air India (AI) has unveiled a new “Flexi Contract for Pilots” programme that offers pilots on select fleets the choice of shorter duty patterns while maintaining operational efficiency.
Scheduling lapses continue to trouble Air India (AI), nearly five months after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) reprimanded the carrier for regulatory violations.
The problem of large-scale recruitment of Indian pilots and engineers by foreign airlines, particularly those in the Gulf, has emerged.
Tata Group-owned Air India offers standard salaries to its pilots based on flying experience and the aircraft they fly.
Air India and Airbus open a pilot training center in Gurugram to train 5,000+ pilots, boosting India’s aviation growth.
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.
Air India (AI) has drawn a sharp warning from the DGCA over its handling of a temporary pilot duty exemption following Pakistan’s airspace ban.