Captain Holly Petitt and First Officer Keely Petitt recently took to the skies, adding a new chapter to Southwest’s history books. The duo flew their first flight on July 23rd, from their hometown in Denver to St. Louis.
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An Indian Air Force fighter jet crashed in Barmer on Thursday night, killing both of its pilots.
The injured trainee female pilot has been identified as 22-year-old Bhavika Rathod, who was on a routine training sortie.
The deal involves the reinstatement of pre-pandemic pay, which will give accelerated salary restoration. After several months of industrial walkouts and complicated negotiations throughout Europe, Ryanair continues to progress further with its employees as the Irish airline signed a deal with French and Spanish pilot unions. The deal includes the highly anticipated salary increments and will last for the next five years.
The airline sector has not been capable to deliver to its best ability for travelers due to a severe shortage of staff. Following the pandemic, airlines worldwide have been heavily affected by severe staff lack after being forced to carry out retrenchment and early retirement packages to save costs.
In the past two and a half years, a total of 60 pilots and 150 members of the cabin crew tested positive after undergoing a breathalyser (BA) test.
The internet has been humming with a heartwarming video of a pilot who surprised his parents by flying them back home. The pilot, Kamal Kumar, had been longing for this moment and he ultimately got the chance to fly them home to Jaipur, Rajasthan. Unaware of the sweet gesture, Kamal Kumar’s parents were left surprised when they saw him in a pilot’s uniform waiting for them inside the aircraft.
In the middle of a competition for pilots in the United States, start-up airline Connect Airlines is attempting to entice captains with a new salary offer.
The largest airline in India, IndiGo, has raised pilot pay by an additional 8% as it observes a pickup in traffic. Additionally, it has restored pilot overtime pay
An ONGC helicopter on the way to the Sagar Kiran rig in the Arabian Sea crashed on Tuesday (June 28) killing 4 out of 9 on board the chopper.