Pilot

"...No Money, No Honey": SpiceJet Official Asks Pilots To Check Priorities

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 21, 2020

A senior SpiceJet executive has asked pilots flying its Q400 aircraft to follow "some work ethics", telling them in an email that if they don't get a salary for a month they will automatically give up the "trivial" issues that are taking priority over flight operations.

Amazon India To Have 10,000 Electric Vehicles In Its Delivery Fleet By 2025

Edited By Kingshuk Dutta | Monday January 20, 2020

Amazon India has confirmed that it will have 10,000 electric vehicles in its delivery fleet by 2025. The announcement comes just days after Amazon president & CEO, Jeff Bezos visited India. The e-commerce giant has already started including e-rickshaws in the delivery fleet.

Senior Air India Pilot, Found Guilty Of Sexual Harassment, Reinstated

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 19, 2020

A senior Air India pilot, who was suspended in May last year after being accused of sexual harassment by a woman colleague, has been reinstated, senior officials said.

South African Tourism Set To Roll Out E-Visa Facility For Indian Tourists

India News | ANI | Saturday January 18, 2020

South Africa Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, who is here to facilitate an e-visa facility for Indian tourists that will be rolled on a pilot basis from next week.

IndiGo Suffers Engine Failure Mid-Air Again, 21st In NEO Fleet Since 2018

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Thursday January 16, 2020

One hundred and seventy six passengers, including three infants, were aboard IndiGO flight 6E-6129, a flight between Pune and Jaipur, when the pilot declared a full emergency because of an engine stall. The plane was diverted to Mumbai.

"Necessary Action Will Be Taken": IndiGo On Pilot's Rant At Two Passengers

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Wednesday January 15, 2020

Budget carrier IndiGo today said that it is investigating an incident involving its pilot who is accused of verbal abuse and threatening a passenger over request for wheelchair assistance in the plane at the Bengaluru airport. The airline's clarification came a day after Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that his office got in touch w...

"We Will Teach You Manners...": IndiGo Pilot's Rant At Two Passengers

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Wednesday January 15, 2020

An IndiGo pilot has been accused of horrific verbal abuse and threatening a passenger and her elderly, wheelchair-bound mother on a Chennai - Bengaluru flight yesterday

Twitter Wishes Rakesh Sharma, First Indian In Space, On His Birthday

India News | Edited by Aditi Ghosh | Monday January 13, 2020

Former Indian Air Force pilot Rakesh Sharma, who became the first Indian to travel to space in 1984, celebrated his birthday today.

'Space Unites Us': First Iranian-American Astronaut Was Gunship Pilot

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday January 12, 2020

Jasmin "Jaws" Moghbeli earned her fierce nickname during her time as a decorated helicopter gunship pilot who flew more than 150 missions in Afghanistan. The Marine Corps major, MIT graduate and college basketball player can now add another accomplishment to her burgeoning resume: the first Iranian-American astronaut.

Aviation Body Suspends AirAsia India Pilot Over Runway Incursion At Mumbai

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday January 11, 2020

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended commander of an AirAsia India flight for runway incursion at Mumbai airport.

Boeing Papers Show Employees Slid 737 Max Problems Past US FAA

Associated Press | Saturday January 11, 2020

US lawmakers on Capitol Hill lashed out at Boeing on Friday after the release of a batch of emails and text messages in which company employees questioned the safety of the now-grounded 737 Max.

"Designed By Clowns": Boeing Releases Internal Messages On 737 Max

World News | Reuters | Friday January 10, 2020

Boeing Co on Thursday released hundreds of internal messages that contained harshly critical comments about the development of the 737 MAX, including one that said the plane was "designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys".

GoAir Pilots Lost Sight Of Runway 50 Feet Above Surface, Landed On Grass; Suspended

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Friday January 10, 2020

A GoAir A-320 NEO with 146 passengers onboard was moments away from potential disaster when its flight crew lost sight of the runway just 50 feet above the surface of Bengaluru airport in foggy weather conditions.

Uber India Adds New Safety Features: PIN Verification, RideCheck, and In-Ride Audio Recording

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 9, 2020

Uber on Thursday introduced three new safety feature -- PIN verification before the ride, 'RideCheck' to spot trip irregularities during the ride and in-ride audio recording (to be rolled out as a pilot later this year).

Boeing Recommends 737 MAX Simulator Training Before Return To Service

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 8, 2020

Boeing said Tuesday it will urge regulators to require 737 MAX simulator training for pilots prior to clearing the jet to return to service.