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Jet Airways clarifies on cancellation of 14 flights, calls it 'operational
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Clearing air over the cancellation of 14 flights on Sunday after some pilots reportedly called in "sick", Jet Airways on Monday clarified that flights were cancelled owing to "unforeseen operational circumstances" and not because of "pilots' non-cooperation".
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Air India pilot grounded after failing breath analyser test
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 11 (ANI): Air India senior pilot Arvind Kathpalia, who tested positive in a pre-flight breath analyser (BA) test, has been grounded, Air India Chief of Flight Safety said on Sunday.
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Air India pilot fails breath analyser test
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 11 (ANI): Air India senior pilot Arvind Kathpalia was found positive in a pre-flight breath analyser (BA) test on Sunday and declared 'not fit to fly'. He was scheduled to fly AI-111 flight from Delhi to London today.
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Pilots' body writes to Suresh Prabhu for 'One Rank One Pay'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): The Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) has written to Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu, seeking 'One Rank One Pay' for pilots.
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Jet Airways delays part payment of employees' August salaries
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 27 (ANI): Jet Airways defaulted on salary payments once again as the airline failed to the pay full salary to their pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers (AMEs) and other senior-level employees for the month of August.
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MiG-31 fighter jet crashes in Central Russia, both pilots eject
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Sept 19 (Sputnik/ANI): A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet crashed on Wednesday in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Both pilots ejected successfully, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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Social media causing sleep deprivation in pilots: IAF Chief
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sep 15 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa on Friday said that being online for longer hours on social media is causing sleep deprivation in pilots.
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Ground staff neglect behind AI flight landing at under-construction runway
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sep 14 (ANI): An Air India flight AI 263 which landed wrongly on an under-construction runway at the Male airport recently, could have been averted had the airport ground staff communicated with the pilots, said Thayyib Ibu Faisal of Amnesty International's Prisoner of Consc
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Saudi Airline to recruit women as co-pilots
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Sep 14 (ANI): In a bid to empower women, Riyadh-based carrier Flynas will be recruiting Saudi women as co-pilots and flight attendants for the first time.
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Plane lands at under construction runway in Male airport
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 7 (ANI): An Air India plane mistakenly landed at a non-operational and under construction runway at the Male Velana International Airport in the Maldives on Friday.
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Winds of Change Blow Watch the with Discovery's New Show - Women Fighter P
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (Delhi) [India], Aug 21 (NewsVoir): Discovery, India's leading infotainment channel, will give an all-access pass to the viewers to delve deep into the lives of India's first generation of female combat aircraft pilots with its new series - Women Fighter Pilots. It is a fascinating
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Air India to carry rescue operations from Kochi Naval Base
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 18 (ANI): As the Kochi airport is closed due to floods in Kerala, National Carrier Air India has planned to operate from Kochi Naval Base to evacuate stranded people from flood-affected areas.
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