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…
SPPU sees potential take-off, starts BTech in aviation with 20 seats
Pune: A bachelor of technology degree in aviation, touted to be the first in the country, has rolled out from Savitribai Phule Pune University. Students completing the four-year course would have done the required flying hours to get a commercial…
SpiceJet targets 33% female pilots in its crew as airlines get accused of paying ‘lip service’ to diversity
A year after Qatar Airways boss’ remark that a woman could not do his job drew scathing criticism, airline executives called out the industry for paying only “lip service” to diversity and not pushing to get more women out of…
Can the Indian Air Force solve aviation companies’ pilot crunch?
The Indian government has finally stepped in to help the country’s struggling aviation industry. Last week, Usha Padhee, the joint secretary in the ministry of civil aviation, discussed with defence personnel the viability of fighter pilots switching over to commercial…
AirAsia India to train pilots at New Zealand Airline Academy
Mumbai: Budget carrier AirAsia India Tuesday announced the launch of a cadet pilots training programme in partnership with New Zealand Airline Academy and Harrison Omniview Consulting to cater to the increasing demand. Under the programme, the company plans to train…
India needs 10k pilots by 2030, AirAsia nurtures cadets
Despite the current slump in the domestic aviation market, India will require up to 10,000 new pilots by 2030. Acknowledging this, AirAsia India on Tuesday launched the country’s first cadet-pilot programme, ready to send its first batch of 15 cadets…