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However, there are numerous other interesting things about flights, which most passengers are unaware of. For instance, pilots should perform tests before departure and even alter their plans during the operation based on their experience and common sense, alongside regulations. In some cases, they also have to come up with effective solutions right away if…
AI image for representation. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reportedly deployed a classified tool known as “Ghost Murmur” to locate a stranded US airman in Iran, marking what is believed to be its first operational use in the field.The system was deployed after a US F-15 aircraft was shot down in southern Iran, leaving one…
It began before dawn on April 3, when a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, call sign Dude 44, was struck mid-air over Iran. Within minutes, the two crew members ejected into hostile territory, triggering one of the most complex combat search and rescue missions in recent military history.What followed was a two-day, high-risk operation…
US President Donald Trump holds press conference US President Donald Trump on Monday held a press conference on Monday giving as his 48-hour deadline set for Iran looms. The US president gave out details on the 2 airmen rescued after US jets went down in Iranian territory, while reiterating his warnings to ‘take out Iran’During…
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf on Friday mocked the United States following reports that an American fighter jet went down over southwestern Iran.In a post on X, Ghalibaf said, “After defeating Iran 37 times in a row, this brilliant no-strategy war they started has now been downgraded from ‘regime change’…
NEW DELHI: Pilots flying VVIPs, including Z-plus category SPG protectees, Lok Sabha speaker, Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson, cabinet ministers, Chief Justice of India, CMs and governors have now been empowered to put their foot down and refuse to fly if it is not safe to do so for any reason.Following the death of Maharashtra deputy…
British Airways is proposing a new incentive scheme that would reward pilots for reducing fuel burn and carbon emissions, with a potential bonus of up to 1% of basic salary if collective targets are metAccording to a document seen by Bloomberg, pilots would need to collectively cut their aircrafts’ carbon dioxide emissions by 60,000 tonnes…
NEW DELHI: With airspace restrictions to the west of India increasing at a furious pace in the last 11 months, Air India is finally sending reinforcement pilots for its long haul backbone fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners that are deployed on ever-lengthening Europe and UK routes. The conversion of about 28 to 30 pilots of…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has allowed Air India wide body pilots to fly for longer hours through a temporary flight duty time limitation (FDTL) relaxation due to the much longer routes the airline is forced to take on its flights between India and Europe, UK and North America amid the…
The world is celebrating International Women’s Day today. While the world celebrates this special day, India’s aviation industry has made history, a powerful milestone. IndiGo, the country’s largest airline, announced that it now has over 1,000 women pilots. By doing so, the airline has become the first and only airline in the country to achieve…
