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Pilots are 'workmen' under labour law, salary or title not decisive: Delhi
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court has held that airline pilots, including pilots-in-command, fall within the definition of "workman" under the Industrial Disputes Act, ruling that their primary role is technical and operational flying the aircraft and not managerial or supervisory in nature.
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ALPA India to brief Parliamentary Standing Committee on FDTL gaps, pilot f
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA India) has been invited to Parliament by the Parliamentary Standing Committee to present its concerns on Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL), pilot fatigue and growing safety risks in the aviation sector.
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DGCA requests cooperation from All Pilot Associations, Pilots amid IndiGo
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The DGCA said that the industry must prepare for even greater operational challenges, as passenger volumes are expected to rise sharply.
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Pilots Association writes to DGCA, flags safety concerns over FDTL phase I
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In its letter addressed to the DGCA, ALPA highlighted that the decision to extend exemptions to the airline contradicts prior agreements, compromises pilot safety, and undermines the intent of the FDTL regulations, which are designed to protect passengers and crew.
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Mumbai: President of Federation of Indian Pilots flags multiple causes beh
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI on the situation at Mumbai Airport, Randhawa said IndiGo's vast network has amplified the scale of the disruptions. "Indigo operates approximately 2,200 flights all over India," he said.
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Priyanka Chaturvedi slams IndiGo disruptions, flags 'duopoly in air' as pi
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Chaturvedi said, "Indigo Airlines operations have been badly hit, leading to massive passenger distress. I have repeatedly raised concerns over the duopoly that prevails in the air, which leads to higher air fares, poor infrastructure, and flight cancellations."
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FRMS transition must factor pilot adequacy, says pilots association amid f
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement issued on Thursday, ALPA India said the disruptions allegedly linked to a pilot shortage following the implementation of new Flight Duty Time Limit (FDTL) norms raise questions about airline planning, regulatory oversight, and market fairness.
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"Appreciate Airbus, EASA have taken it immediately:" Captain CS Randhawa o
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
President of the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), Captain CS Randhawa, praised Airbus for taking timely action on the software issue affecting its A320 fleet, citing the recent JetBlue A320 incident, where more than 15 passengers were injured due to a sudden loss of height and it was ca
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Theia Ventures Leads Pre-Seed Round in Lemnisca to Accelerate AI-Driven Bi
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 27: Theia Ventures, India's specialist early-stage fund focused on AI, Deeptech, energy transition, and decarbonization, today announced that it has led a pre-seed investment in Lemnisca, an emerging Bio-AI company building intelligent systems to scale
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Machines do not win battles; skill, judgement and resolve of aviators do:
Updated : 4 months ago IST
While addressing the Passing Out Parade of the Combat Army Aviation Training School (CAATS), he opened his address by highlighting that despite rapid advancements in unmanned systems, precision platforms and modern reconnaissance tools, human capability remains at the core of combat aviat
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Nearly half of Indian enterprises now running multiple GenAI use cases: EY
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Nearly half of Indian enterprises (47 per cent) now have multiple Generative AI (GenAI) use cases live while 23 per cent are in pilot stage, marking a decisive shift from pilots to performance, as per a latest EY-CII report.
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Pralhad Joshi announces Rs 100 crore 'call for proposals' for biomass-base
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said that the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) is accelerating India's clean energy shift, creating jobs, attracting investments, and positioning India as a global hub for green hydrogen.
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