Pilot

Air India Express Pilot Suspended For A Year For Overshooting Runway

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 23, 2019

Aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday suspended the license of an Air India Express pilot for a year who overshot the runway while landing an aircraft at Mangalore airport on June 30, sources said.

Canadian Indigo Pilot Robbed At Knife-Point In Delhi, 3 Arrested: Police

Delhi News | ANI | Monday July 22, 2019

Three men have been arrested for allegedly robbing a Canadian pilot, working with IndiGo Airlines, in New Delhi.

AirAsia Pilot Suspended For Wrongly Transmitting "Hijack Code": Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 19, 2019

Aviation regulator DGCA Friday suspended an AirAsia India pilot for a period of three months for erroneously transmitting the ''hijack code'' to the Air Traffic Services during a Delhi-Srinagar flight on June 9, sources said.

Top Gun: Maverick Trailer Wonders Why Tom Cruise’s Fighter Pilot Is Stuck in Life — San Diego Comic-Con 2019

Akhil Arora | Friday July 19, 2019

Tom Cruise showed up at Paramount Pictures' San Diego Comic-Con 2019 panel at the very end to release the first trailer for his next movie Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel that takes place 34 years after its events of the 1986 original.

Vistara Pilots, Grounded For Flying With Low Fuel, Resume Duties: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2019

Aviation regulator DGCA Thursday permitted two Vistara pilots, who had issued a ''Mayday'' distress call due to low-fuel near Lucknow airport while operating a Mumbai-Delhi flight, to resume their duties till the final investigation report comes in, sources said.

British Pilots To Make History, Fly Around The World In A WWII Spitfire

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday July 18, 2019

A little over two weeks from now, two British pilots -- Steve Boultbee Brooks and Matt Jones -- will embark on an epic mission straight out of a Jules Verne book in a fighter from the glory days of World War II. They will fly a newly restored Silver Spitfire 43,452 km around the world over a period of five months in the first attempt of its kind so...

Pilot Blamed For Lagoon Crash Where Passengers Swam For Their Lives

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 19, 2019

Pilot error led to an airliner ditching in a Pacific lagoon last year, forcing passengers and crew to swim for their lives, an official crash investigation released Thursday found.

Watch: Beachgoers Help Save Pod Of Pilot Whales On US East Coast

World News | Reuters | Friday July 19, 2019

Dozens of beachgoers and lifeguards battled to help a pod of pilot whales back into deeper waters after coming too close to the shore of the US state of Georgia earlier this week, although authorities said that three of the animals had died.

Carlin Dunne's Mother Speaks Against Banning Motorcycles On Pikes Peak

CarAndBike Team | Wednesday July 17, 2019

After Ducati rider Carlin Dunne's tragic death at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, there have been reports about the future of motorcycle racing at Pikes Peak under question.

SpiceJet Plane Hits Snag After Take-Off From Tirupati Airport, Turns Back

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday July 17, 2019

A SpiceJet plane that had just taken off from Tirupati airport had to turn around and make an emergency landing after the pilot detected a technical snag, news agency ANI reported.

Aviation Body Grounds Vistara Pilot Who Issued "Mayday Call": Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday grounded a pilot of a Vistara flight who issued a "Mayday" distress call due to low fuel near Lucknow airport on Monday while operating a Mumbai-Delhi flight.

Vistara Flight Lands In Lucknow With Just 10 Minutes Of Fuel Remaining

India News | Written by Vishnu Som, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 17, 2019

A Vistara flight from Mumbai to Delhi with 153 on board had a close shave on Monday when it was diverted to Lucknow because of bad weather conditions and landed with very low fuel levels.

1 Air India, 2 SpiceJet Pilots Suspended For Violating Safety Rules: Report

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Tuesday July 16, 2019

Three pilots were on Tuesday suspended by civil aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, for violating safety norms, news agency ANI reported today.

Black Actress Gets James Bond's Licence To Kill And Twitter Is Triggered

Entertainment | Tuesday July 16, 2019

James Bond hasn't left the building. Semi-retired Bond reportedly finds out that his 007 codename has been handed over to a female agent of colour

Aviation Regulator Bars Off-Duty Crew Members From Travelling In Cockpit

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 16, 2019

Aviation regulator DGCA Monday barred airline officials, including pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers, from travelling in the cockpit when they are off-duty or on leave.