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Air India Express looking for Security Agents

January 8, 2012

Air India Air Transport Services Limited (AIATSL) recruits Security Agents at Delhi(Northern Region). The job will be on a fixed term contract basis for a period of three years which may be renewed on the basis of performance of work. Number of positions: 57 ( Gen 17, OBC 36, SC 04 ) Vacancies are...

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The sky is the limit

January 8, 2012

Women make better pilots.” It is not a feminist declaration. Gayathri R. Nair is merely sharing with us what her flying instructors had told her. This helicopter pilot with the Indian Air Force (IAF), now on a vacation at her home near Jagathy, believes...

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Jet cuts trainee co-pilots’ pay from Rs 1.3L to Rs 50k

January 8, 2012

New Delhi: India’s largest private airline Jet Airways has reduced the monthly salary of its trainee co-pilots by almost 60% from about Rs 1.3 lakh to Rs 50,000 in the New Year. The decision was conveyed to its trainee co-pilots in last week and...

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Over 50% of cabin crew of AI to be under 37

January 8, 2012

New Delhi: Last week when 36 “flying models” of Kingfisher joined national carrier Air India – long notorious for its virtually senior citizen cabin crew – as air hostesses,...

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More flying schools land in Salem airport as commercial flights shut

December 28, 2011

Salem: City airport is becoming a hotspot for pilot training centres in south India. International Aviation Academy launched its centre in the city last Thursday in addition to Southern...

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IndiGo asks govt to relax rules for hiring expat pilots

December 28, 2011

Mumbai: The country’s second largest private carrier by market share, IndiGo, has asked the government to relax the rules for hiring expatriate pilots under the Foreign Aircrew Temporary Authorisation...

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Apply Now to be a Pilot with Air India Express

December 24, 2011

Air India Charters Limited now now recruits Trainee Pilots, Co-Pilots, Captains and Instructors. 1) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: A) TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION : Candidates should be in possession of : i. CPL...

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NZ flying school boss hits back at allegations

December 24, 2011

The head of an under-fire Palmerston North flying school is defending his reputation after being accused of negligence and assaulting students. This week, the Manawatu Standard reported that the...

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Kenya Airways to recruit expatriate captains to ease shortage of pilots

December 22, 2011

Uganda: During the showcasing last week of Boeing’s B787 Dreamliner in Nairobi, questions were asked of Dr. Titus Naikuni, CEO of Kenya Airways (KQ), how the arrival of additional...

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843 commercial pilot licences issued this year by DGCA

December 22, 2011

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued more than 5500 commercial pilot licences (CPL) since 2008, including 843 this year, Lok Shaba was informed today. The country’s...

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New Zealand flying school on verge of closure

December 19, 2011

The future of a Palmerston North flying school is in doubt after a damning report from an education tribunal found student accommodation was not up to standard, nor were...

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Glitch means 4% clear pilot exam

December 19, 2011

New Delhi: Following a software glitch, less than 4 per cent candidates managed to clear the first-ever online examinations for pilot licence conducted by the Directorate General of Civil...

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‘Save my daughter’s future’

December 17, 2011

We are publishing as such, a letter we received yesterday. Hope the authorities act quick - Editor I am father of a trainee pilot at Yash Air  and I want to...

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Ahmedabad aviation fraud: More students join stir

December 11, 2011

Ahmedabad: Few more students of International Institute of Flying Staffjoined their seniors to demand either jobs or a refund of their fee from the institute. Some students of the...

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33 flying clubs fail to comply with norms

December 9, 2011

New Delhi: At least 33 flying schools have failed to meet government norms, Parliament was informed on Thursday. The licences of two clubs have been suspended, and others have...

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