Indian carriers need pilots, preferably Indian ones. That’s because their expat counterparts carry a heavy price tag and airlines are feeling the pinch, reports CNBC-TV18.For a while Indian carriers were struggling to fill up seats. Now they’re desperate to fill…
Aviation management institute on the cards
New Delhi: The government is planning to set up an IIM-like institute exclusively for aviation management. An in-principle approval has been accorded to the proposal for setting up the first aerospace academy in India. The proposed academy will offer a…
More airforce pilots join private airlines
New Delhi: Thanks to fatter pay packets, added perks and higher retirement age offered by commercial carriers, an increasing number of airforce pilots are joining the party of private airlines. And why not, it’s hard to resist an offer where…
Private sector is luring away military officers
New Delhi: The lure of the private sector is leading to an increasing rise in the number of armed forces’ officers seeking premature discharge from the services. But faced with a shortage of officers, the Government has been reluctant to…
United Aviation to train SpiceJet pilots
New Delhi: Low cost carrier SpiceJet today said it has entered into an agreement with global pilot training firm United Aviation (UA) for its cadet pilot programme.As per the agreement, UA will select and train pilots under the SpiceJet Cadet…
Alliance to induct regional jets, pilots
New Delhi: Alliance Air is finally cruising forward on plans to turn itself into a low-cost airline. Alliance, the feeder airline subsidiary of Indian Airlines, has floated tenders to induct six regional jets that would operated under this new business…
The giant sucking sound that pilots love
We have written here about the giant sucking sound in India and China. The pilot vacuum in those countries is attracting pilots from as far away as Brazil. Now this – African governments have been challenged to find a way…
Asian countries to look for up to 1,000 captains each in the next five years
Demand for airline pilots in the United States traditionally has been concentrated in the major U.S. airlines, which hire about 60 percent of airline pilot, Kit Darby, president of Aviation Information Resources Inc. said. But some new avenues might be…
US flying school provides course for Punjabis
Chandigarh: Aerostar Aviation, a leading Indian aviation company, in strategic alliance with Flight Safety Academy (FSA), USA, will be organising the seminar in the city to enlighten the students of Punjab about the availability of flying as a career option.Addressing…
Retired Delta pilots are finding work in Asia
Waleska, Georgia, US: About a dozen Delta pilots who took early retirement are now working for foreign carriers in Southeast Asia, China, India and the Middle East. Unlike U.S. carriers that require newly hired pilots to start at the bottom…
Delta Connection Academy Flight School Picks Cirrus
Delta Connection Academy will buy 50 Cirrus SR20 aircraft in a fleet modernization program that it says will better equip its graduates to enter the modern world of airline operations. At a news conference at AOPA Expo on Thursday, Delta…
SpiceJet Launches Cadet Pilot Programme
After Air India now it is the turn of SpiceJet. The airlines that fly for everyone have just launched the Cadet Pilot programme ‘ to identify young people driven by their desire to make a profession out of flying airline…