AirAsia Bhd will soon start hiring cabin crew for its Indian venture, the chief executive of the Malaysian budget carrier said Monday. The hiring will mark the start of the carrier’s strategy to operate local flights in India later this year. It will also be a huge employment boost to trained crew in India,...
New Delhi: The first aviation university in the country will come up at Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh and its academic session would begin in July next year. This was decided at a meeting Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi had with Minister of State for Civil Aviation KC Venugopal and top officials in New...
New Delhi: There are 2,144 air traffic controllers in the country and the state-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) is planning to recruit 400 ATCs every year for the next three years to meet future requirements, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. There are 652 ATCs in northern region, 513 in western, 259 in...
Nagpur: An aspiring pilot from Nagpur Flying Club (NFC) has moved the high court against alleged discrimination by the central government in granting scholarships. Wasudeo Tumdam, through his counsel Sandeep Chopde, alleged that Union ministry of tribal development had not included NFC in its list of Clubs for granting scholarship to tribals wanting commercial...
Three years ago, Rohit Verma got a pilot’s licence and a type rating that allows him to fly Airbus 320 aircraft after spending Rs 33 lakh. The 20-something pilot is still waiting for his first job. Verma is one among an estimated 4,000 unemployed pilots who now see a glimmer of hope with the...
Kochi: An aviation security course in X-Ray screening and inspection system for the Kerala Police personnel is in progress at CIAL Academy, said a notification issued by the Cochin International Airport Ltd. After completing the training, the police team will be inducted into the sea front passenger terminal, which will start operations soon. 16/03/13...
Ranchi: Giving much need relief to tribal students from Jharkhand selected for pilot training programme in Hyderabad, the Government has decided to help them complete their course. The trainees will now be given training at M/s Chimes Aviation Pvt Ltd, Dhana Sagar, in Madhya Pradesh and M/s Saraswati Aviation Academy, Amhat, Sultanpur in Uttar...
The crisis-struck Kingfisher Airlines is facing an employee exodus after it failed to come up with feasible revival plans, reported Financial Express. Around 500-550 employees have left since October following violent protests over unpaid dues, leading to the airline being grounded. The exodus was witnessed among the managerial staff, ground staff, engineers and pilots...
New Delhi: Minister of State for Civil Aviation K. C. Venugopal on Thursday informed Rajya Sabha that there is shortage of type rated Commanders in the country due to growth in aviation industry and induction of new aircrafts in the fleet of the airlines. “However, sufficient numbers of co-pilots are available and employed with...
It was the year 1992 and the Indian Government had just introduced the ‘Open Sky Policy’ in India. I had returned to India with my family the same year from the US, after working for many years with Eastern Airlines in Miami, Florida. The first private ‘Air Taxi Operator’ East West Airlines, began operations...
AirAsia Bhd. is moving ahead with plans to set up an Indian budget airline, with interviews planned this week to recruit senior employees and pilots. The company, which last month announced the joint venture with Tata Group, aims to name its chief executive for the new company soon and will conduct interviews for senior pilots...
New Delhi: The aviation industry has conventionally been male-dominated. The only visible position occupied so far by women has been in the cabin. However, despite the challenges of long working hours, erratic schedules and a bias in the technical field, women are now striving to make their mark in aviation as well. Few know...
New Delhi: February 4, 2012, is a red-letter day in the history of Indian aviation. This day, for the first time, two women helicopter pilots took off from an Indian Coast Guard ship, ICGS Sankalp. Imagine operating a chopper from a helipad that is constantly rolling, pitching and heaving. The Indian Coast Guard’s only...
University of Pune (UoP) is set to become the first university in the country to provide an engineering degree along with pilot training if it inks a deal with FFL Institute, Germany. The degrees include bachelor of engineering degree and Masters in Technology in Air and Ground. “For students who opt for BE (Air),...
Guwahati: It may be quite sometime before the wait of the flying aspirants, seeking the revival of the Assam Flying Club, located at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport is over. Formed in 1958, the club enjoyed the distinction of being the lone flying club of northeast India to issue private and commercial...