Aviation Trivia: India has the highest number of Women Airline Pilots in the world
With 15 per cent of total pilot strength, India has the highest number of Female commercial airline pilots in the world, outranking countries like the United States, and other European nations.
Aug 09, 2022, 16:48 PM IST
WATCH: Stunning video shows aircraft hanging from parachute moments before crash, pilot survives
A video of a lightweight aircraft hanging from a parachute while diving nose-front towards the ground is going viral on the internet, which ends up crashing on the ground.
Jul 19, 2022, 19:09 PM IST
Air India inches closer to induct Airbus A350 in fleet, appoints Sandeep Gupta as Chief Pilot
Currently, Captain Sandeep Gupta is the Chief Pilot for the A320 fleet as well as the incharge of the Air India's Hyderabad-based training centre CTE.
Jul 19, 2022, 10:09 AM IST
How a recruitment drive left hundreds of travellers stranded across airports in India
Around 55 percent of IndiGo's domestic flights were dealyed as cabin crew members took sick leave; sources in the industry say they went for an Air India recruitment drive.
Jul 04, 2022, 09:54 AM IST
Meet SpiceJet pilot Monica Khanna who saved 185 lives by safely landing a plane on fire
A SpiceJet plane recently made a safe landing at Patna airport, after it took off to take a flight to Delhi. The plane's engine encountered technical glitch due to a bird strike.
Jun 21, 2022, 13:10 PM IST
Nepal plane crash: Aviation regulator tightens flight permit rules; scraps pilot's right to take off in bad weather
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has introduced a new rule, ‘clear weather throughout the route to carry out a flight,’ reports ANI.
Jun 01, 2022, 14:46 PM IST
DGCA suspends licenses of two Alliance Air pilots following runway excursion incident at Jabalpur Airport
DGCA said its probe found that during landing at the Jabalpur airport, the aircraft floated for a long period and touched down approximately 900 metres after the aiming point (touchdown point).
May 17, 2022, 22:00 PM IST
Breaking News: DGCA's takes action against two pilots and cabin crew
Major action taken against two pilots and cabin crew who failed the alcohol test, DGCA has suspended them for 3 years.
May 10, 2022, 22:50 PM IST
Untrained pilot found flying London-New York flight, ‘U-turn’ taken to deplane him
A bizarre incident took place when the pilot flying a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 realised that one of the pilots had not completed his training and was on the aircraft because of a "rostering issue."
May 07, 2022, 10:35 AM IST
DGCA bans 90 SpiceJet pilots from flying Boeing 737 Max, know the real deal
As per DGCA, the nodal aviation body in India, the pilots will have to undergo training again, in a proper manner, on the Boeing 737 Max simulator.
Apr 19, 2022, 13:47 PM IST
90 SpiceJet pilots barred from flying Boeing 737 Max plane for THIS reason
As per DGCA, the nodal aviation body in India, the pilots will have to undergo training again, in a proper manner, on the Boeing 737 Max simulator.
Apr 13, 2022, 09:47 AM IST
India tops the list of most number of female commercial pilots in the world
Union Civil Aviation Min Jyotiraditya Scindia said that 15 per cent of total pilot strength in the country are women, while other countries have only 5 per cent strength.
Mar 24, 2022, 16:34 PM IST
With Mamata Banerjee onboard, alert pilot averted head-on collision with another plane
“Another plane, all of a sudden, came in front of my aircraft. If the situation had continued for 10 more seconds, there would have been a head-on collision. It was due to the efficiency of the pilot that I survived,” Mamata Banerjee said.
Mar 08, 2022, 15:31 PM IST
Watch: Scary moment for passengers as pilot aborts plane’s landing due to strong crosswinds
A video footage shows the plane beginning a bumpy ascent before the right wing lifts into the air, sending the aircraft careening down the runway at a dramatic angle.
Feb 03, 2022, 09:24 AM IST
Republic Day 2022: Meet India's first woman Rafale fighter jet pilot part of IAF tableau
Shivani Singh was part of the Indian Air Force tableau at the Republic Day parade on Wednesday and she is only the second woman fighter jet pilot to be part of the IAF tableau.
Pakistani pilot refuses to fly plane mid-journey after duty hours
Recently, a Pakistan International Airlines pilot refused to complete the journey because his duty hours were over before the trip ended.
Jan 21, 2022, 18:24 PM IST
MP government suspends senior pilot for 'serious negligence' that caused plane crash carrying Remdesivir
The suspension order issued recently by MP Aviation Department Secretary M Selvendran stated that "serious negligence on the part of Captain Majid Akhtar resulted in damage to the plane and loss to the government".
Nov 08, 2021, 14:41 PM IST
Biman Bangladesh plane flies to Dhaka with alternate crew, pilot critical in Nagpur
Latest reports suggest the condition of the pilot is still critical and he is undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Nagpur.
Aug 28, 2021, 12:07 PM IST
Biman Bangladesh pilot has a heart attack mid-air, emergency landing in Nagpur
The plane was flying from Muscat to Dhaka and the flight was near Raipur when the incident happened. The airlines reportedly contacted Kolkata ATC for emergency landing.
Aug 27, 2021, 13:47 PM IST
Unbelievable! Apple iPhone X survives after falling from 11,000 feet from plane
Reportedly, a pilot dropped his smartphone from a plane at the height of 11,000 feet. He was completely in shock when it was discovered that the phone was working perfectly fine with not even a single scratch.
Aug 23, 2021, 21:04 PM IST
