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Air India Express pilots are protesting the recruitment of new A320 captains, fearing reduced flying hours and pay. Around 100 pilots have written to management, questioning external hiring when internal utilization is low. They worry this will further impact their ability to meet contracted flying hours and affect their overall compensation. NEW DELHI: IndiGo troubles…
The airline’s entire network is reconnected, with reliability improving daily. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sacked four flight operations inspectors (FOIs) who were the principal operations inspectors (PIO) for oversight on IndiGo. Designated specifically for an airline, these FOIs are supposed to keep a close watch on the airline’s requirements and also…
Passengers check flight information board at Kolkata airport. KOLKATA: Pilots in IndiGo Airlines have questioned how the shortage of 65 captains and 59 co-pilots following the implementation of the revised flight duty time limitation (FDTL) norms could have triggered the cancellation and delays of thousands of flights and alleged that the crisis was engineered to…
IIIT-Delhi is overhauling its evaluation system by allowing AI tools like ChatGPT in exams and assignments. NEW DELHI: Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-Delhi) has allowed the use of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT in examinations and assignments as part of a major overhaul of its evaluation system. Under the new model—currently being piloted…
The helicopter crashed near Gaurikund en route to Kedarnath on June 15 this year, killing all seven people on board DEHRADUN: “Cannot see anything, turning…”—these were the final radio-transmitted words of the Aryan Aviation pilot moments before his helicopter crashed near Gaurikund en route to Kedarnath on June 15 this year, killing all seven people…
A new photo from the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s much-anticipated film ‘Love and War has surfaced online, offering fans a closer look at the leading stars Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal. Twinning and winning The picture that was posted online by industry handle The Climax India, has only added to the curiosity around the…
KULLU: Wing Commander Namansh Syal, who died in the Tejas crash during the Dubai air show, was cremated with full state honours in his ancestral village of Patialkar in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.Family members, relatives, officials, and hundreds of locals bid an emotional farewell to the 34-year-old IAF…
NEW DELHI: “Deeply anguished at the loss of a brave and courageous IAF pilot during an aerial display in Dubai Air Show,” Rajnath Singh wrote.“My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. The nation stands firmly with the family in this tragic hour,” he added.Earlier in the day, a Tejas fighter jet, performing at the Dubai…
BENGALURU: Nearly half of Indian enterprises (47%) now have multiple GenAI use cases live, a report by EY-CII report showed. Another 23% are currently in pilot stages, marking a decisive shift from experimentation to scaled execution. The report showed that Indian enterprises are increasingly embedding AI into core business workflows to deliver measurable outcomes. It…
Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu (File photo) India will require as many as 30,000 additional pilots to operate the 1,700 aircraft currently on order with Boeing and Airbus, Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu said on Saturday, underscoring the scale of workforce expansion needed for the country’s rapidly growing aviation…
