New Delhi: Indian (Airlines) is introducing a new voluntary retirement scheme for airhostesses above 40 years. IA is offering a minimum of Rs 25 lakh and also a guaranteed employment for one member of the family as part of the…
Flying schools take off, but pilots will still be scarce
Bangalore: It’s simple arithmetic. Over the next ten years, airlines will take delivery of around 400 aircraft and each of them would require 10 pilots and double that number of engineers. This means there would be additional demand for around…
A lucrative career option
Bangalore: If you have only passed 10 plus 2, you may imagine career options are limited. Even call centres have become choosy. If your parents have deep pockets and you have the right attitude and aptitude, a career as an…
Job market soars with aviation boom
Bangalore: There have been a series of announcements on aviation training centres, especially in the past two weeks.Airbus will set up a school in Bangalore to train 1,000 pilots a year, Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s Jupiter Aviation is planning a similar venture…
Foreign collaboration for IGRUA sought
Rae Bareli: The first initiative of the Central government to run Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy (IGRUA), in Fursatganj, Rae Bareli, in collaboration with Canada’s reputed institution of aviation CAE, has failed. The Civil Aviation Ministry is now seeking foreign…
Rajeev's Jupiter to set up training centres
Bangalore: India’s Jupiter Aviation has entered into a strategic tie-up with global aerospace major EADS to set up training centres and lifecycle support facility for maintenance, repair and overhaul – of civilian aircraft here.According a company statement Friday, Jupiter, a…
DAU opens up opportunities for Indian students
DAUniversity opens up aviation opportunities for Indian studentsDubai Aerospace University, the education and training arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, is to present its world-class aviation education programmes to schools and companies through a five city tour of India this month.The…
CAE to train 1,000 pilots a year at Bangalore
Bangalore: During a press conference held today, CAE announced it will establish its first Indian aviation training centre in Bangalore, India. It will be located close to the Bangalore International Airport at Devanahalli. The centre will open by the end…
Paucity of pilots triggers aviation war
New Delhi: Although Wing Commander Devesh Kakar (name and location changed on request) who handles flight administration at an IAF base in Allahabad, has logged 1,200 hours on an IAF aircraft, some 19 years of incident-free flying, that alone does…
US college to set up flying institute in Haryana
New Delhi: US-based Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology is all set to start a new flying club in India, which will not only train pilots but will also offer courses in aeronautical engineering.The college has already got the go-ahead…
2-month notice period for airline staff
Mumbai: Engineers leaving an airline will now have to serve a two-month notice period and secure a no objection certificate from the current employer. Top representatives of domestic airlines have signed a preliminary agreement for a two-month notice period for…
Pilot training in India interests Cessna, Bell
Because of the growing need for pilots in India, Cessna Aircraft is considering opening centers to offer flight training there.If it does, it would join with Cessna’s sister company, Bell Helicopter, which announced plans in India this week to establish…