CAE announced at the Asia Pacific Airline Training Summit (APATS) that it’s expanding its training capacity in Asia with a brand-new training center in Bangkok, Thailand, to support Thai AirAsia’s growth in the region. In addition, CAE will open a…
Three booked for defrauding Ambala resident
Ambala: On the complaint of a resident of Ambala, the district police has registered a case in an alleged case of fraud by three representatives of a job providing website for committing fraud of Rs 73.9k on the pretext of…
In a first, ITI run by state to offer course in aviation in partnership with Dassault
Pune: Soon, the Nagpur-based Industrial Training Institute (ITI) run by the state government will introduce a first-of-its-kind course required for the aviation industry. The course, titled Aeronautical Structure and Equipment Fitter, will be run over three divisions in a self-financed…
Gujarat’s oldest flying club gets eviction notice
Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s oldest flying club, the Ahmedabad Gliding & Flying Club, is facing an existential crisis, with city airport authorities trying to evict it from the airport, so that aviation operations can be expanded. The 50-year-old club developed its facilities…
Odisha: 23-year-old tribal becomes first woman pilot from Malkangiri district
Bhubaneswar: Her dream to touch the sky has catapulted a tribal woman from Odisha’s Maoist-hit Malkangiri district to become the first female pilot from the backward region. Twenty-three-year-old Anupriya Lakra’s dream of becoming a pilot has become a reality seven…
RGI Airport police bust fake job racket, arrest four
Hyderabad: RGI Airport police busted a fake job racket and arrested four persons, who had cheated more than 20 job aspirants promising them providing jobs at RGI Airport and duped them to the tune of Rs 60,000 to Rs 1…
How a 33-year-old pilot earning $110,000 in Florida is paying off $32,000 in student loans while saving to buy a house
Hemant Saria didn’t grow up with dreams of flying planes. The 33-year-old pilot, who grew up in Nepal, only learned to fly so he could save enough to buy a motorcycle. “The fastest way to make that much money was…
IndiGo Cadet Pilot Program Teaches You to Fly an Aircraft in Just 17 Months
Here is good news for those planning to have a career in the aviation industry, here is an opportunity waiting for you. Gul Panag who holds a Private Pilot Licence took to Twitter and shared about an opportunity to become…
Skyborne helps 19-year old Alisha Jassar pilot her way to airline career
In 2018, aviation industry veterans Lee Woodward and Ian Cooper founded Skyborne at the UK’s Gloucestershire Airport. An airline training academy, Skyborne employs a combination of time-tested techniques and new technologies to deliver thoroughly modern courses. Alongside the Diamond DA42…
DGCA sets up panel to study a faster, cheaper pilot training programme
New Delhi: India is studying an alternate method of training commercial pilots that requires less hour of flying a training aircraft — hence lowering costs for aspiring aviators — and more in simulators. Director General of Civil Aviation chief Arun…
For Tripura’s first lady air controller, sky’s the limit
Agartala: The duty of an air traffic controller (ATC) is vital in the aviation sector because a split-second delay in taking a decision can cause a disaster. Meet Bipasha Hrangkhwal, 26, the first woman ATC of Tripura who works at…
IndiGo partners with Insight Aviation for pilots training
Budget carrier IndiGo said on August 2 it has appointed the Insight Aviation to select and trainpilots under its cadet pilot programme, which is designed and aimed at meeting the airlines growing demand for the flight crew amid its aircraft…