Rapidly-growing Asian airlines race to find qualified pilots

Last Updated: Thursday, February 5, 2015, 04:45

The deadly crash of a TransAsia plane into a river in Taiwan is again focusing the world's attention on the safety challenges facing fast-growing Asian airlines.

No alcohol, seafood: Jet Airways pilots observe safety week

Last Updated: Sunday, February 1, 2015, 11:59

The airline pilots, who have seldom found themselves at the receiving end for one reason or the other, have also decided to adhere to "all stabilised approach" in the operations and flight duty time limitation (FDTL) norms, airline sources said.

SpiceJet pilots flocking to other airlines?

Last Updated: Sunday, December 7, 2014, 11:56

With budget carrier SpiceJet wobbling amid fund drought and the aviation regulator keeping a close tab on its curtailed operations, the no-frill carrier's pilots are flocking to other airlines in search of a job, industry sources said.

Lufthansa pilots to strike again on long-haul on Thursday

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 10:07

Pilots at Deutsche Lufthansa AG said they would strike again on Thursday on long-haul and cargo flights, after a two-day stoppage on Monday and Tuesday stranded thousands of travellers.

DGCA grounded 71 pilots in 2014; 35 from IndiGo and SpiceJet

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 17:52

At least 71 pilots were grounded this year for various reasons, including being found tipsy, with about half of them belonging to no-frill carriers SpiceJet and IndiGo, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

New Lufthansa pilots' strike to begin today

Last Updated: Monday, December 1, 2014, 06:11

A leading German pilots' union has called a strike at Deutsche Lufthansa for Monday and Tuesday after talks broke down over retirement benefits, leading to the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights.

New Lufthansa pilots' strike to begin Monday: Union

Last Updated: Sunday, November 30, 2014, 22:17

A leading German pilots` union has called a fresh walkout at Lufthansa starting Monday in an ongoing dispute with the airline over retirement benefits.

Deploy pilots trained to fly in fog: DGCA to airlines

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 12:29

The 10-member panel, which has been asked to submit its report by March 31, would also prepare a manual to deal with low visibility operations, containing dos and don'ts for all stakeholders.

Half of British pilots fall asleep on the job: Survey

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 21:36

More than half of Britain`s airline pilots have fallen asleep in the cockpit and a third have woken up to find their co-pilot asleep, according to a survey.

Mid-air siesta: Two pilots admit to dozing off in plane cockpit

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 16:19

In a shocking admission, two pilots have reported that they both fell asleep in the cockpit of a packed 325-seat passenger plane that kept flying unsupervised on auto-pilot mode.

Kashmiri origin girl has only one dream - to be a commercial pilot

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 16:25

A 17-year-old Mumbai girl, who traces her origin to Kashmir, has achieved the distinction of being awarded a student pilot licence and is now determined to realise her dream of becoming a commercial pilot.