Korean Air will hold a two-day “road show” in Delhi on Friday and Saturday to hire pilots from the grounded Jet Airways which has seen an exodus of staff in the wake of suspension of operations. The foreign carrier is looking at hiring around 300-400 pilots for flying its wide-body airplanes such as the B777-300s. […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Stopped from smoking on flight, man allegedly unzips pants before cabin crew
A 24-year-old man from Kerala who was travelling from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to New Delhi by Saudi Airlines, was arrested after he unzipped in front of a woman cabin crew who tried to stop him from lighting a cigarette on board the aircraft on Tuesday. According to the police, the man, Abdul Shahid Shamsudeen, a […]
Harvard prof’s stolen bag exposes chinks in IGI airport’s security
At a time when, following the Pulwama terror attack, the country’s airports are on high alert, the Delhi Police have found some loopholes in the security measures at the car park of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport while investigating a theft case involving a professor of Harvard Medical School. A detailed audit has revealed that […]
17 grounded aircraft to undergo repair: AI set to operate more flights from Oct
Air India — which has grounded 17 aircraft, owing to non-availability of engines and other spare parts — is set to introduce more domestic and international flights by October. According to sources, the airline will complete repair work of all its wide-body aircraft by June and narrow-body aircraft by September. This will enable the airline […]
IAF officer set to face criminal case for missile that downed Mi-17 chopper
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has removed the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Srinagar Air Base, the senior-most officer of the base, for circumstances related to the crash of an Mi-17 helicopter near Srinagar on February 27 after it came under friendly fire, even as a Court-of-Inquiry (CoI) continues to investigate the matter. A final report […]
‘Will seriously consider any partnership proposal from Indian carriers’: Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways, which has sought additional seat capacity on temporary basis for its flights from Indian cities to Doha, has said it will “seriously” consider any proposal for partnership from Indian carriers. The blockade on Qatar and withdrawal of 28 weekly between Doha and cities of New Delhi and Mumbai has increased the pressure on […]
UK mayor seeks direct Birmingham-Mumbai flight
Citing a business case as well as personal, the mayor of West Midlands – one of the largest regions in England – is campaigning for a direct air link between Birmingham and Mumbai, with much support from the people in the area. Birmingham has a direct link to Delhi, but mayor Andy Street wants another […]
F-16 fighter jet crashes into California warehouse, pilot ejects
A pilot ejected moments before an F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday into a warehouse just outside March Air Reserve Base in California, military officials said. The pilot was not hurt, and there were no immediate reports of injuries on the ground, said Maj. Perry Covington, the base’s director of public affairs. The cause of the […]
Drone technology to map areas prone to landslides in Khandala ghat
The central railway Pune division (CPRD) will be using drone technology to map the areas prone to landslides in a 20 kilometre stretch in the Kandala ghat section between Pune and Mumbai railway track. “In the entire stretch of the Khandala Ghat, especially near the monkey hill area, there are spots prone to landslides especially […]
Pak airspace to stay shut for Indian flights till May 30
Pakistan on Wednesday decided not to lift its airspace ban for Indian flights till May 30, as Islamabad is awaiting the outcome of the Lok Sabha polls in India. Pakistan fully closed its airspace after an Indian Air Force strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp in Balakot on February 26. However, Pakistan opened its […]
Increase seats between Doha, New delhi: Qatar Airways
Jet Airways’ decision to suspend operations in the face of a cash crunch in April is affecting the travel plans back home of Indians based in Qatar. With summer holidays around the corner, Qatar Aiways has requested Indian authorities to increase the number of seats between Doha and India to compensate for the fall in […]
Plane makes emergency landing in UAE after Indian man dies
An Alitalia New Delhi-Milan flight made an emergency landing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following the death of an Indian man onboard the flight, Indian Embassy officials said here. The victim Kailash Chandra Saini, 52, from Rajasthan, was accompanied by his 26-year-old son Heera Lal, reports the Khaleej Times. “The flight made an emergency […]