New Delhi: Country’s nodal aviation security body BCAS is in the process of hiring around 400-500 personnel, which would help it tide over the acute manpower shortage ahead of India’s aviation safety audit by the UN aviation watchdog ICAO. Besides,…
Month: September 2015
Badal approves Rs 10 cr for two new aircraft for aero clubs
Chandigarh: Two new aircraft worth Rs 10 crore were on Tuesday approved by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for Patiala and Amritsar Civil Aviation clubs. Presiding over the first meeting of the Punjab State Civil Aviation Council here, the…
AAI plans to recruit 400 air traffic controllers soon
New Delhi: Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, the busiest in the country, will soon get respite from the perennial shortage of air traffic controllers. In one of its major hiring drives in a long time, the Airports Authority of India…
Apply now to be an Air India cabin crew
Air India is now recruiting Trainee Cabin Crew (Male/Female) for its requirement in Northern, Western, Eastern and Southern Regions on a fixed term engagement, for an initial period of five years and to maintain a wait list for future requirements. Number…
Pilot goes on hunger strike at Jantar Mantar against unemployment in Civil Aviation
New Delhi: Pilot Anurag Mishra has been on hunger strike from the past four days at Jantar Mantar, Delhi over the increased unemployment in the field of Aviation. Fighting on behalf of 7000 unemployed pilots as told by Prashant Tuteja.…
Considering a Future in Aerospace? Here’s what you should know
Mumbai: Arijit Ghosh, President, Honeywell Aerospace, India, tells us there is tremendous scope for careers in the aerospace industry in India. “The growth of the domestic and international economy naturally boosts the aerospace sector. Optimism about the sector’s growth also…
Aviation industry needs 1 million recruits in 20 years
Between now and 2034 around 560,000 pilots and 610,000 technicians will be needed worldwide in the aviation sector, according to industry projections form aircraft manufacturer Boeing. The Asia Pacific region will see the biggest increase in demand over the coming…
SpiceJet: Pilot salaries raised by Rs 1.25 Lakh
New Delhi: In order to retain its qualified captains, SpiceJet , which is the country’s second-largest budget carrier, has increased the salaries of its 200-odd pilots by about 1.25 lakhs. The basic monthly salary of a captain in SpiceJet has…
Air India Express to hire 40 expat pilots for three years
Air India Charters (AICL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Air India, has initiated the process of hiring 40 expat pilots for a term of three years for flying the company’s B 737-800 narrow body planes. Government officials said that AICL…
Whanganui to establish flight school
Wanganui District Council Holdings chair Matthew Doyle said it had bought Flight Training Manawatu for $800,000 and planned to relocate it from Feilding Aerodrome to Whanganui Airport. The deal includes four planes, flight simulators and associated equipment. Mr Doyle said…