The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has given airlines a 2013 deadline to phase out expat pilots. Foreign pilots are generally better paid than domestic ones because of the experience they bring. However, Indian airlines are struggling to survive. The problem has been exacerbated by the rupee falling to a four-month low against the...
Bangalore: Lured by the prospect of landing a highly remunerative and glamorous job as a pilot when the domestic aviation industry in India was on a roll, Abhishek decided to pursue a course for a pilot’s licence. He joined a flying school in South...
Bangalore: The state government has assured aviation enthusiasts that the Government Flying Training School (GFTS) would not be shut down or shifted out from its present location in Jakkur Air Field. Chief secretary SV Ranganath, who chaired a meeting on Friday, assured that the...
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is short of 363 pilots, a shortage that has lingered on for nearly five years owing to a lack of basic trainers. As...
New Delhi: Nearly 500 foreign pilots are currently working in various Indian aviation companies with Jet Airways topping the list of recruiters, the government said today. These details were...
Bangalore: The helicopter which force-landed atop a building last week has deprived 28 pilots from being trained in basic helicopter flying. The Rotary Wing Academy (RWA), to which the...
Chennai: The Madras Flying Club (MFC), one of the oldest in the country, is set to move out of the city. The 80-year-old institution, which took part in several...
World-wide, the business of aircraft maintenance is enormous, and is set to expand. The approximate number of aeroplanes currently in service world-wide is around 500,000 passenger and cargo aircraft...
Nagpur: Trainee pilots of Nagpur Flying Club (NFC) will soon get to fly an aircraft on a simulator. The state government-run NFC has finalized plans to acquire a simulator...
Lucknow: Looking forward to a career in aviation industry? No need to worry now. Manyawar Kanshiram Institute of Tourism Management (MKITM), a UP tourism undertaking is introducing two job-oriented...
The proposed Aviation University, planned at the Begumpet Airport, by the Andhra Pradesh government, has been hijacked by the Congress general gecretary Rahul Gandhi Rahul is the MP from...
Ahmedabad The Ahmedabad Aviation and Aeronautics Limited (AAAL) is set to provide practical training to aviation and aeronautical engineering students of the Gujarat Technological University (GTU). Approved by the...
Chennai: The Madras Flying Club (MFC) has just been managing to exist by training their pilots at the Vellore airfield. But after the Airports Authority of India (AAI) informed...
Kolkata: Few are aware that one of the first aviators from the state Biren Roy, who is said to have flown Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on several secret missions,...
At the recently-concluded International Civil Aviation Exhibition, industry leaders have been upbeat about the possible growth in the sector. However, the resurgence spurred by conducive market environment and government...