Formally inaugurated by Rajit Punhani, Chief Executive Officer, FSSAI, it is the first-of-its-kind pilot training programme jointly developed by FSSAI and WHO, bringing together global expertise to design a structured curriculum ranging from basic to advanced levels of food safety risk asses
During the hearing, the DGCA categorically informed the Court that mandatory weekly rest for pilots has not been relaxed for any airline. "Weekly rest is non-negotiable. It cannot be tampered with. No relaxation has been given to any airline in this regard."
The post-mortems of pilot Captain Sumit Kapoor and co-pilot Captain Sambhiav Pathak were conducted at the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Government Medical College in Baramati. Following the procedure, the bodies were released to their respective families.
A chartered aircraft flying from Mumbai to Baramati crash-landed at around 8.45 am on Wednesday, killing all five people on board. The deceased included Ajit Pawar, his personal security officer, a flight attendant and two crew members, including pilot Vidip Jadhav.
Meera Pathak, grandmother of Pilot Shambhavi Pathak, who was the pilot of the ill-fated charter plane on Wednesday, stated that the incident shocked and terrified her. She was informed about the fatal crash by her younger son.
"How that aeroplane got there or landed, I don't know. Because the airstrip, where planes land and take off, is very large, not small. Despite all that, how did this happen? Was there a mistake in the plane, or did the pilot make a mistake? I can't say," Bhujbal told ANI.
"The incident happened today and is very unfortunate. Shambhavi came to me for Commercial Licensed Pilot training and completed her instructor rating. With me, she had flown 40-50 hours. Shambhavi joined my training centre before COVID, maybe in 2018-19," Mahajan told ANI.
Under the agreement, the two companies plan to establish an aircraft assembly line in India and collaborate across multiple segments of the aeronautical value chain.
The Senate Resolution was piloted by Indian American Washington State Senator Manka Dhingra and also supported from the floor of the Senate by another Indian origin State Senator, Vandana Slatter.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 26: In a major push to future-proof India's fastest-growing city against climate stress, UnboxingBLR - in partnership with Social Alpha and WTFund, and supported by the Government of Karnataka and the Greater Bengaluru Authority GBA - announced today, t
Senior aviation expert Subhash Goyal on Sunday emphasised that air safety must remain the top priority following the Directorate General of Civil Aviation's (DGCA) decision to curtail IndiGo's winter flight schedule.
Punjab Police rushed to the spot. Police said that it was a low-intensity, minor blast. The loco-pilot sustained minor injuries, while the train and the track sustained no major damage.