There has possibly not been a worse time to become a pilot. But Mainland Aviation College (New Zealand) chief executive Philip Kean is not letting the Covid-19 pandemic dampen his spirits. “I’m staying confident,” he said. Almost all of his…
Trujet recruits female cabin crew, AMEs
Trujet, a regional airline in India promoted by Turbo Megha Airways Pvt Ltd headquartered in Hyderabad, is now looking for Senor Cabin Crew and Aircraft Maintenance Engineers to be located at Hyderabad. 1. Senor Cabin Crew: Female Location: Hyderabad Experience:…
Dr. Venkataramana Vijay – Flying Surgeon
New York: In the world of high-flying professions, you won’t find many other unique personalities like the Andhra Pradesh-born physician Dr. Venkataramana Vijay, 54, now a cardio-thoracic and vascular surgeon in New York City, at the Mt. Sinai Hospital of…
Women engineers take flight
Women perform a major role in the airline industry not just as pilots and cabin crew but also as maintenance engineers. Metrolife spoke to say about 7 per cent of their ground maintenance staff are women. “Earlier not many women…
Tea-seller’s daughter gets IAF wings as top flying cadet
Uniforms have been Aanchal Gangwal’s passion right from childhood, perhaps because her hometown happens to have a key training academy for CRPF. The 23-year-old daughter of a tea seller from this small district in Madhya Pradesh is all set to…
Women in Aviation International (WAI), India Chapter and Lockheed Martin India today held a virtual event to advance STEM education
New Delhi: Women in Aviation International (WAI), India Chapter and Lockheed Martin India today held a virtual event to advance STEM education in middle and high school students. With the vision to encourage young children to take up Science, Technology,…
Crew cut: When coronavirus changes flight plan
New Delhi: The last time Piyanka Chakraborty, senior cabin crew member with SpiceJet, flew in March, the novel coronavirus was an emerging threat in India and flyers had started using masks and hand sanitisers, but weren’t as cautious as today.…
AIASL to provide job to family member in case of employee’s death
Air India’s ground handling subsidiary AIASL will provide job to a family member of its employees on compassionate ground in the eventuality of loss of life due to coronavirus pandemic, the company said in a notice. The notice signed by…
Amrita Saha, The Cabin Crew Who Was Stigmatised By Her Society Reveals How Much Has Changed
The pandemic has changed everything for everyone. The way we work, the way we sleep, and even the way we eat. It is believed that the life we are living right now is going to be the new normal. While…
Aviation skill dvpt centre at Mopa now
Panaji: The Aviation Skill Development Centre will now come up within the Mopa airport premises itself, chief minister Pramod Sawant said. Sawant said that an extension will be given for the Mopa project deadline. He said a review of the…
Restructuring Life After Job Loss in Aviation
New Delhi: If there was one innovation that made the world so tiny that you could have your breakfast in New York, lunch in London and dinner a thousand miles away it is “Flying.” It truly changed the way we…
Chennai pilot lets passion soar past the silent skies
Chennai: Cruising at 35,000feet on a Boeing 737 loaded with essential supplies and medical equipment, captain Arun Prakash often misses the chatter in the radio, for the sky is near-empty with all passenger flights in the country grounded as part…