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12 'Luckiest' Flight Routes In The World That Fly Over Rainbows, Study Reveals
According to a popular pilot's superstition, flying over a rainbow brings extreme good luck for the journey.
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Viral Now: Delta Pilot Shares Sweet Ice Cream Anecdote To Reassure Flyers, Internet Applauds
A viral video making the rounds on social media shows a pilot of a Delta flight in the USA making an announcement for passengers nervous due to the government shutdown situation.
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Passenger Slams IndiGo For 3-Hour Delay, Claims Pilot Was Late, Airline Responds
The passenger booked an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Rajkot, which was delayed by over three hours as the captain was allegedly late.
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Pilots' Body Urges Withdrawal Of Extended Boeing 787 Flight Duty Hours
India's aviation regulator has allowed an extension of flight duty hours for select Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the country's pilots' association, citing serious safety and fatigue concerns.
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Pakistan International Airlines Resumes UK Flights After Five-Year Ban
State-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday resumed its flight operations to the UK after a five-year suspension following a ban imposed over a fake pilot licence scandal.
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"Unconstitutional": Pilots' Body On Proposed Code For Hiring Aviators Abroad
The Airline Pilots' Association of India has strongly objected to a working paper submitted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, which proposes a global code of conduct to regulate the hiring of Indian aviation professionals by foreign airlines.
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American Airlines Pilots Make Emergency Landing Believing Someone Was Breaking Into Cockpit
In panic, the pilots turned flight 6469 and returned to Omaha Airport.
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10,000-Foot Drop, Pilot Injured: Boeing 737 Windshield Cracks Mid-Air
A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight travelling from Denver to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing after its windshield cracked midair, injuring one of the pilots.
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IndiGo Fined Rs 40 Lakh For Using Unqualified Pilot Simulators
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a total penalty of Rs 40 lakh on IndiGo Airlines after finding that the carrier conducted pilot training on non-qualified flight simulators for operations at critical airports
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IndiGo Aircraft's Windshield Cracks Before Landing In Chennai, Fliers Safe
A crack in the windshield of an aircraft belonging to the largest domestic airliner, IndiGo, carrying 76 passengers from Madurai was detected by the pilot ahead of its landing at the airport in Chennai on Saturday, authorities said.
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"Ground All Boeing 787 Planes", Says Pilots' Body. Air India Responds
Pilots have called for the 'grounding of all Boeing 787 planes' based on reports of malfunctioning electronics on AI-117 while landing in Birmingham on October 4, and AI-154, a Vienna-Delhi service diverted to Dubai on October 9 after systems failed.
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IndiGo Fined 20 Lakh For Not Using 'Qualified Simulators' For Pilot Training
IndiGo Airlines has been fined Rs 20 lakh for failing to use 'qualified simulators for pilot training at 'Category C' aerodromes', the carrier's parent company, InterGlobe Aviation, said Wednesday.
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From Cockpit To Cabin: Malaysia Airlines' First All-Women Flight Crew Takes Off
From check-in counters, through security and maintenance, and up to the pilots and cabin crew, women were in charge at every stage of the journey.
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IndiGo Welcomes Its First All-Women Batch Of 33 Maintenance Technicians
IndiGo, India's preferred airline, marked the National Engineering Day by onboarding its first-ever all-women batch of 33 maintenance technicians.
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Pilot Arrested In Delhi For Recording Women With Lighter-Shaped Spy Camera
A pilot of a private airline has been arrested in Delhi for recording an objectionable video of a woman. A small, hidden spy camera - shaped like a lighter - has been recovered from him.
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12 'Luckiest' Flight Routes In The World That Fly Over Rainbows, Study Reveals
According to a popular pilot's superstition, flying over a rainbow brings extreme good luck for the journey.
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Viral Now: Delta Pilot Shares Sweet Ice Cream Anecdote To Reassure Flyers, Internet Applauds
A viral video making the rounds on social media shows a pilot of a Delta flight in the USA making an announcement for passengers nervous due to the government shutdown situation.
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Passenger Slams IndiGo For 3-Hour Delay, Claims Pilot Was Late, Airline Responds
The passenger booked an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Rajkot, which was delayed by over three hours as the captain was allegedly late.
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Pilots' Body Urges Withdrawal Of Extended Boeing 787 Flight Duty Hours
India's aviation regulator has allowed an extension of flight duty hours for select Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the country's pilots' association, citing serious safety and fatigue concerns.
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Pakistan International Airlines Resumes UK Flights After Five-Year Ban
State-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday resumed its flight operations to the UK after a five-year suspension following a ban imposed over a fake pilot licence scandal.
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"Unconstitutional": Pilots' Body On Proposed Code For Hiring Aviators Abroad
The Airline Pilots' Association of India has strongly objected to a working paper submitted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, which proposes a global code of conduct to regulate the hiring of Indian aviation professionals by foreign airlines.
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American Airlines Pilots Make Emergency Landing Believing Someone Was Breaking Into Cockpit
In panic, the pilots turned flight 6469 and returned to Omaha Airport.
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10,000-Foot Drop, Pilot Injured: Boeing 737 Windshield Cracks Mid-Air
A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight travelling from Denver to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing after its windshield cracked midair, injuring one of the pilots.
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IndiGo Fined Rs 40 Lakh For Using Unqualified Pilot Simulators
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a total penalty of Rs 40 lakh on IndiGo Airlines after finding that the carrier conducted pilot training on non-qualified flight simulators for operations at critical airports
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IndiGo Aircraft's Windshield Cracks Before Landing In Chennai, Fliers Safe
A crack in the windshield of an aircraft belonging to the largest domestic airliner, IndiGo, carrying 76 passengers from Madurai was detected by the pilot ahead of its landing at the airport in Chennai on Saturday, authorities said.
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"Ground All Boeing 787 Planes", Says Pilots' Body. Air India Responds
Pilots have called for the 'grounding of all Boeing 787 planes' based on reports of malfunctioning electronics on AI-117 while landing in Birmingham on October 4, and AI-154, a Vienna-Delhi service diverted to Dubai on October 9 after systems failed.
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IndiGo Fined 20 Lakh For Not Using 'Qualified Simulators' For Pilot Training
IndiGo Airlines has been fined Rs 20 lakh for failing to use 'qualified simulators for pilot training at 'Category C' aerodromes', the carrier's parent company, InterGlobe Aviation, said Wednesday.
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From Cockpit To Cabin: Malaysia Airlines' First All-Women Flight Crew Takes Off
From check-in counters, through security and maintenance, and up to the pilots and cabin crew, women were in charge at every stage of the journey.
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IndiGo Welcomes Its First All-Women Batch Of 33 Maintenance Technicians
IndiGo, India's preferred airline, marked the National Engineering Day by onboarding its first-ever all-women batch of 33 maintenance technicians.
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Pilot Arrested In Delhi For Recording Women With Lighter-Shaped Spy Camera
A pilot of a private airline has been arrested in Delhi for recording an objectionable video of a woman. A small, hidden spy camera - shaped like a lighter - has been recovered from him.
