Mumbai: Shortage of pilots has been bothering Indian carriers for sometime now, but Air India seems to have found out a quick fix solution.The Maharaja is now visiting colleges, picking up BSc students and after a quick pilot aptitude test,…
Advanced aircraft engine school in India
New Delhi: CFM International will shortly set up an Aircraft Engine Training School in India to impart advanced courses in maintenance of its CFM56 engine that powers all the short-and-medium haul Boeing 737s and a majority of Airbus 320 series…
More Middle-class pilots for India
New Delhi: Flying schools have reported an increase in the number of students from middle-class families. It’s education loans which have enabled aspiring pilots from these middle-class families to take wings.Though the average cost of pilot training in India is…
Pilots turn younger, pockets get deeper
New Delhi: Owing to the shortage of pilots in the country and high salary offered, the aviation industry in India has witnessed an increase in the number of young pilots. About three years back, the average age of pilots at…
Expat pilots poised to outnumber Indian counterparts
Mumbai: Expatriate pilots are increasingly becoming a part of India’s aviation industry and are poised to outnumber their Indian counterparts.“An aircraft like, say, a Boeing 777-200 LR would need about 11 pilots for optimum aircraft utilisation, while a four-seater Cessna…
Airports face staff shortage
Bangalore: Bangalore and Hyderabad greenfield airports should be open for travel by early 2008. Work at the Delhi and Mumbai airports is gaining pace, but airport operators across the country are having a hard time finding people to run these…
Pilot training programme at Bajpe airport
Mangalore:Kingfisher Airlines will utilise Bajpe airport of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for its pilot training activity from January 7. Initially, it will press into service an ATR aircraft and later an Airbus 320 for the training.The training will…
DGCA flies in to plug shortage; plans to hire 250 foreign pilots
New Delhi: Faced with a mounting shortage of over 500 commercial pilots every year, action has been initiated on several fronts to mitigate the problem. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will reduce the period for acquiring a commercial…
Maharashtra to train tribals as air hostesses, stewards
Nasik: Young tribals in the state are getting ready to greet you as air hostesses, flight stewards and ground handlers at airports.Cashing in on the aviation boom, the state government has decided to train 100 people through a programme likely…
DGCA considering upgrading the syllabus of pilots
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is considering upgrading the syllabus of pilots to ensure that all of them get automatically trained to operate at least the Category-II Instrument Landing System to overcome low visibility problems.“We are…
Era of women aviators
The Aviation boom in the country has lead more and more women pilots flying high. The cockpit is no longer just a man’s privilege as more and more women pilots take to the skies, their careers are certainly set to…
3000 pilots required in next three years
The government on Tuesday admitted an acute shortage of trained pilots in the aviation industry saying it is estimated that a total of 2,000 to 3,000 pilots would be required in the next two to three years to meet the…