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This strict measure has been implemented by the aviation watchdog to prevent any potential positive results in their pre-flight or post-flight breath analyser tests.
After grounding the pilot, Air Canada said in a statement that the airline took the action against the pilot because his opinions and publications do not represent Air Canada's views.
DGCA has already seen an increase of 45 per cent in issuing commercial pilot licence as on August 31 compared to the entire year of 2022.
Aarohi Pandit flew a light sports aircraft over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to become first Indian Woman Pilot to fly solo and has now completed her Airbus A320 training.
In a video shared on Twitter (X), Air India's Senior Commander Anny Divya reveals what's inside a pilot's bag, that has fascinated the aviation lovers for years.
A lot has changed since the 1999 hijacking of the plane and in the last nearly 24 years, there has been no incident of hijacking of an Indian aircraft.
IndiGo Airline witnessed four tail strike incidents on A321 aircraft within a span of six months this year, following which the DGCA carried out a special audit of the airline.
Among the stranded Air India passengers were Rajkot MP Mohan Kundariya, Jamnagar MP Poonam Maadam, and newly-elected Rajya Sabha MP Kesaridevsinh Jhala.
There's a sudden spike in the incidents of 'uncommon behavior' by passengers and breaches of cockpit protocol by airline officials, including pilots among the Indian airlines.
Akasa Air, in a statement said that the airline has 3,000 employees currently and expects to grow to approximately 3,500 employees in 2023.
The DGCA move comes against the backdrop of two recent incidents where unauthorised people were allowed inside the cockpit during scheduled flights.
The viral video shows a pilot poking out of an aircraft's window to clean the plane's windshield; the video now has over 2.3 million views and over 172 thousand comments.
Citing flight duty time limitations, Air India pilot refused to fly the London-Delhi flight, after it was diverted to Jaipur due to bad weather condition in the capital city of India.
Sakshi Kochhar, aged 18, broke the previous record of 'Youngest Commercial Pilot of India' held by Maitri Patel, who attained her licence aged 19 years.
Tata Group has put in place various measures to turn around the fortunes of the loss-making Air India, including placing the largest order for 470 planes.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the regulator had recommended grounding of the Air India pilots who operated the Delhi-Sydney flight for corrective training.
Despite one year of transition from the government's ownership to the private hands of Tata Group, troubles seem not to have ended for the airline.
Go First pilot R Dastoor submitted a plea with NCLT stating that there is more than Rs 1 crore due on the low-cost carrier for his services provided to the airline.
DGCA said though prima-facie, the cabin crew seems to have no role in the incident, the entire crew of the flight has been derostered pending investigations.
Air India, on April 17, rolled out a revamped compensation structure for its pilots and cabin crew, which has since been rejected by the two pilot unions.
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