Air India may see another strike as pilots oppose Labour Ministry move

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 18:11

National carrier Air India is staring at yet another industrial unrest with a majority members of one of its pilots' unions favouring a strike against a Labour Ministry notification on exclusion of flight commanders from the workmen category.

140,000 Lufthansa passengers grounded by pilots' strike

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 19:50

German airline Lufthansa Wednesday said 140,000 passenger were grounded and 1,000 flights cancelled as a two-day strike by pilots entered its second day.

German court orders Lufthansa pilots to halt strike

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 17:12

A German court of appeal ordered pilots at the Lufthansa airline to halt their strike on Wednesday, ruling it was illegal, overturning a judgement from a lower court the day before.

Lufthansa hits back as striking pilots threaten more action

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 22:35

Germany`s Lufthansa hit back at striking pilots on Tuesday, taking the long-running dispute to the courts and saying it would no longer hire new pilots under generous German labour contracts.

Lufthansa hit by new pilots` strike on long-haul, freight services

Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2015, 17:19

Pilots at German airline Lufthansa said Monday they will stage new walkouts on freight and long-haul passenger services on Tuesday in their long-running dispute with management over early retirement provisions.

Over 20 Air India pilots of Dreamliner fleet plan to quit

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 20:44

More than 20 pilots of Air India's Dreamliner planes are planning to leave the national carrier as many of them seek greener pastures with private airlines.

Turbulence in Air India: 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliner pilots resign

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 10:27

The pilots who have quit are senior co-pilots with 4,000 hours of average flying experience.

Air India asks pilots union to maintain peace

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 20:39

Air India has asked one of its pilots unions to maintain peace and harmony in the interest of the carrier while clarifying that the decision to remove commanders from workmen category was taken by the labour ministry and not by the airline management.

A section of Air India pilots not to fly beyond prescribed duty hours

Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 19:08

State-run Air India is likely to face some fresh turbulence as one of its pilots' union, Indian Commercial pilots Association (ICPA), has decided not to fly beyond the prescribed duty hours in the interest of passengers "safety" and avoid "stress".

SpiceJet looks to have more women pilots

Last Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015, 17:02

No-frills carrier SpiceJet, which is seeing a turnaround, plans to induct more women pilots and also provide greater flexibility at work for the staff.

Air India Express to hire trainee pilots from IGRUA

Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015, 20:00

Budget carrier Air India Express Friday said it plans to recruit 40 trainee pilots and majority of them would be from Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA).

DGCA finalising psychometric test norms for pilots

Last Updated: Friday, July 17, 2015, 16:53

As the government looks to make psychometric tests compulsory for pilots in the wake of the Germanwings crash, DGCA is preparing detailed norms including that for assessment of an individual's mental health at the time of joining a flying training school.