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Pilots who averted accident taken off duty

Pilots who averted a possible accident at the Tiruchirappalli airport, have been taken off duty pe...

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We’ll cooperate: Protesting AI pilots to Ravi

Protesting AI pilots, on Thursday met Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi and assured "full cooper...

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Over 100 Air India pilots threaten to quit

Over 100 pilots have threatened to quit AI, charging the management with adopting discriminatory a...

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3rd case of Indian pilots landing inside Pak terri

This was probably the third time that Indian pilots have landed inside Pakistani territory and hav...

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MiG crashes due to pilots` inexperience: IAF Chief

The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday said most of the recent MiG-21 crashes have been caused due...

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Women IAF pilots shine in Sikkim relief

Women pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) have been in the thick of action the past week, carrying ...

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US to honour IAF pilots for rescuing mountaineer

The Unit, also known as the Siachen Pioneers, is stationed at the Leh Air base and has been involve...

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In 2009-10, 57 pilots failed alcohol test

A total of 57 pilots have been punished for failing to clear the pre-flight alcohol test in the past...

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‘Action against pilots who fly under pressure’

Strictest action should be taken against helicopter pilots if they fly "under pressure" from VIPs ...

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67 pilots found tipsy in last 3 yrs

As many as 67 pilots tested positive during pre-flight alcohol tests since 2009 and nearly one-thi...

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Another fake pilot arrested, total at 22

One more person has been arrested here for allegedly using forged marksheets to procure commercial...

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Row flares as pilots boycott Rio crash probe

A dispute over the causes of the 2009 crash opened deep wounds in France`s aeronautics industry.

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Simulator training centre for pilots in Gurgaon

Foreign trips for mandatory flight simulator training may soon become a thing of the past as a new...

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Striking pilots asked to compensate for ‘agony’

The leaders of AI pilots` strike early this year were asked by the Delhi HC to tell it how they pro...

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UK report clears pilots in 1994 Chinook crash

The 1994 helicopter crash killed 29 British military, intelligence and law enforcement officials.

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Foreign pilots to be phased out by 2013: DGCA

Foreign pilots, who account for around 20 per cent of pilots employed by Indian air carriers, are e...

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Meghalaya wants probe against pilots flouting norm

Alliance Air operates low-cost flights between Kolkata and other cities like Shillong in the northea...

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DGCA issues new air safety guidelines

Fresh guidelines have been issued to pilots and air traffic controllers on ways to handle unexpect...

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British pilots sent home from Libya mission in disgrace

The RAF pilots had got drunk and were ruled unfit to fly their Typhoon jets.

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NCP concerned over `fatigued pilots` operating AI flights

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has drawn attention of Air India CMD Arvind Jadhav to the rep...

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Air India reinstates pilots who faced action during stir

Five days after pilots called off their strike, Air India management has finally reinstated its 15...

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Air India operates 50% flights Sunday

Nearly 50 percent of Air India operations remained grounded Sunday, as the crippled airline could no...

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Pilots express solidarity with movement for Lokpal Bill

Encouraged with the movement of social activist Anna Hazare, members of the Indian Commercial Pilo...

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AI calls in retired pilots; strike enters day 8

With no immediate resolution of pilots’ strike in sight, Air India on Wednesday decided to call in r...

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AI pilots served contempt of court notice

The Delhi High Court Tuesday served notice to nine pilots of Air India for criminal contempt by not ...

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Apple iPads now come in handy for pilots

Pilots can use iPads to chart their flight, get updated information and save on fuel.

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Striking AI pilots hold candlelight march at Gateway of India

Striking Air India pilots on the fifth day of their agitation on Sunday took their thus-far closed ...

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More unions join AI strike, flight ops cut to 40

The Air India pilots’ strike gained momentum on its fifth day on Sunday with six pilots’ union pledg...

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Tough weekend ahead for AI passengers as strike continues

With pilots` strike continuing, Air India has further curtailed its operations and will operate just...

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Pilots strike: Additional Rajdhani type train for Saturday

To clear the extra rush of passengers in view of non-availability of Air India services, Eastern R...

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Derecognising pilots` union wrong: CPI(M)

CPI(M) accused Air India honchos of showing an `attitude of repression` towards its striking pilot...

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Air India pilots strike: Standoff continues, 100 flights cancelled

The Delhi High Court has asked the pilots to end immediately their agitation.

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Air India lost Rs 27 crore due to pilots` strike

The revenue loss on the first day of the strike is estimated at Rs 4.5 crore.

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Talks fail to end Air India pilots` strike

A fresh round of talks between agitating Air India pilots and the management convened by the Chief...

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Fake licences scam: Another pilot arrested

The Delhi Police have arrested a pilot working with a private airline for procuring a commercial p...

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‘Files related to fake pilots missing from DGCA’

The files related to some pilots under scanner for obtaining licences using forged documents have ...

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AI pilots refuse flights to Kathmandu for safety reasons

After Goa and Kabul, a section of Air India pilots decided not to operate flights to Kathmandu as ...

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`Shut flying schools fudging records to give pilots licences`

With three DGCA teams auditing at least 40 flying schools across the country, the government warned...

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Talks fail to make headway in Air India pilots` stir

In the last round of talks on March 15, the CLC had asked the Air India management to come up w...

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A section of AI pilots threaten not to fly to Kabul

With DGCA pulling up airlines and pilots for flying in unsafe conditions in Goa, a section of Air ...

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Will fly only snag-free planes, says pilots union

Technical trouble grounded an Air India plane and forced another to make a priority landing in Delh...

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Fake pilots: Govt says no need to panic

Allaying apprehensions that a "huge number" of fake pilots were flying planes in the country, Civi...

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DGCA identifies three more fake pilots

The fake pilots scam has got bigger with DGCA forwarding three more names to police.

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Fake pilot licence scam: Two DGCA officials held

Two DGCA officials have been arrested here for allegedly helping pilots procure commercial pilot l...

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Two more arrests in fake pilot licence racket

Two more persons, including a pilot, were arrested in Ahmedabad by Delhi Police for allegedly usin...

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IndiGo grounds pilot on complaints of fake licensing

No-frills carrier IndiGo on Monday grounded a new pilot in its ranks who has been under scanner of ...

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Govt acting fast on fake pilot licence scam: Vayalar Ravi

The government is "acting very fast" in taking action against those linked to the fake pilot licen...

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Tough to prove actual flying hrs: Aviation experts

Despite a host of counter-measures taken by regulatory body DGCA after a dozen arrests including pil...

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DGCA grounds 14 pilots

Acting tough against pilots obtaining their commercial licences by submitting fake records and doc...

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