India’s armed forces face several limitations in the ability to maintain what defence strategists refer to as “operational readiness”. The general consensus among experts is that these constraints arise not from a lack of spirit but a shortage of high-tech military hardware. The consensus is also that public sector research and development organisations, including...
Bengaluru: A case was filed against five individuals and two private firms on Thursday for allegedly cheating scores of people to the tune of over Rs 4 crore by promising them jobs in airlines, said police. Six victims have lodged complaints and police are expecting more to approach them soon. The FIR names Flyeasy...
Qatar Airways is now conducting walk-in interviews to recruit cabin crew from India. Female candidates below 21 years of age can appear for the walk-in interviews to be held this month at Chandigarh, Hyderabad and Ahmadabad. The minimum educational qualification is high school with fluency in written and spoken English. Should have a minimum...
Jet Airways is now recruiting cabin crew. Both freshers and experienced can apply. Freshers Male & female candidates may walk-in for interviews at the venues given below on the respective dates (All interviews will be from 10 AM to 2.00 PM): Eligibilty Between 18 and 30 years Minimum Height: Men – 170 cms, Women...
New Delhi: Becoming a pilot may be the most common childhood fantasy but the horror stories tumbling out of Indian airlines in past few years — led by the Kingfisher disaster — seems to be now luring fewer youths to the skies now. There has been a steady decline in the number of commercial...
Chennai: If you were to ask what ails one of the oldest flying clubs this side of the world, don’t be surprised if they ask for an extra sheet of paper to make a list. The Madras Flying Club may have once been the destination for every young, aspiring pilot who dreamed of throttling...
Most people manage to excel in just one field in their lifetime. But spine surgeon Dr Nagesh Bhandari is a trained pilot as well. Taking his passion forward in the 1990s, he launched a flight school in Ahmedabad. In 2004, he started a training programme for Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs). Recently, he has pioneered...
Indore: Investigations into a Delhi-based fake job placement racket that duped a Mandsaur-based youth, Bal Mukund, in the name of getting him a job of pilot in private airlines revealed that at least 10 more unemployed youths from Ujjain, Indore and Bhopal were duped by the same company. Bal Mukund, who was duped of...