On the dark, intervening night of April 27 and 28, brave Indian Air Force pilots flew blind in the face of overwhelming odds to rescue 121 stranded Indians in war-torn Sudan.
Air India Express Limited (AIXL), the low-cost carrier subsidiary of Air India, successfully concluded a roadshow aimed at recruiting pilots (commanders and first officers) in Mumbai.
Over 2,200 airplanes will be coming to India in the next 20 years and there is need to train 31,000 pilots, Boeing India President Salil Gupte has said
In a letter to their members issued on Thursday, the Indian Pilots' Guild (IPG) and Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA) withdrew their stand and told their members that they are free to sign new wage contracts offered by the new Tata group management of Air India.
Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Friday interacted with pilots of ALH MK III, who was injured in an operational flight near Kishtwar on Thursday, at Command Hospital in Udhampur.
AI spokesperson on Thursday said, "The set of pilots in Air India, who have not yet accepted the new compensation structure, have also been reaching out seeking engagement. Considering these requests, we have organised a town hall to clarify their doubts."
An Aviation Technician lost his life in an Indian Army chopper crash in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday, said a tweet from the Northern Command of the Indian Army.
The management of Air India (AI) on Thursday organised a town hall for its pilots virtually. AI Operations Chief Captain RS Sandhu would address the pilots, sources said.
As per an official statement, there were two pilots and a technician on board. All three injured personnel have been evacuated to Command Hospital, Udhampur.
"We have been in the industry for more than a decade and it's the first time an incident of this nature has been reported to us and is really unfortunate," an official statement said.
Air India has sent out a strongly worded email, including a directive of disciplinary and monetary action against its pilots, in case of delay in licence renewal or Airport Entry Pass (AEP).