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No pilot tests positive for drugs, cabin crew alcohol shows revival in 2022

In just the first four months of this year, 41 pilots and cabin crew showed traces of alcohol, of which nine were pilots. In all of 2021, some 59 tested positive, 19 wer pilots

DGCA fines SpiceJet Rs 10 lakh for training pilots on faulty simulator

This is the third time that the regulator has imposed a financial penalty on operators for violation of rules after being empowered to do so

Runway excursion: DGCA suspends licences of 2 Alliance Air pilots for 1 yr

Aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday said it has suspended the licenses of two Alliance Air's pilots whose actions led to their plane overshooting the runway while landing at the Jabalpur airport

Flight schools navigate the expansion route on hopes of aviation turnaround

Though Covid has led to concerns about pilots' job prospects, flight schools believe that the situation will change soon and the choice of piloting as a profession will remain as lucrative as ever

Nine pilots failed pre-flight alcohol tests between Jan 1 and Apr 30: DGCA

2 pilots, 2 cabin-crew members suspended for 3 years for failing pre-flight alcohol tests for second time, says aviation regulator

9 pilots failed pre-flight alcohol tests between Jan 1 and Apr 30: DGCA

2 pilots, 2 cabin-crew members suspended for 3 years for failing pre-flight alcohol tests for second time, says aviation regulator

IndiGo to make behavioural test must for upgrade and promotion of pilots

Inclusion of BEI as part of upgrade and promotion comes in the backdrop of pilot unrest due to delay in restoration of pay cuts which were induced in phases during two years of the pandemic

IndiGo pilots under scanner for using expletives on radio during flight

The Indigo pilots were expressing unhappiness over the airline's delay in restoring the pre-Covid salaries and vented ire on 121.5 MHz frequency.

IndiGo ramps up hiring across roles in growth push, starts culture training

Inducts trainee pilots after gap of two years

As air traffic increases, airlines start restoring pilots' salaries

Air India reinstates employee salaries by 75% compared with pre-Covid level

DGCA bars 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating Boeing 737 Max planes

Indian aviation regulator DGCA has barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Boeing 737 Max aircraft after finding them not properly trained.

China denies online rumours' blaming co-pilot for plane crash killing 132

The cause of China's recent passenger plane crash which killed 132 people remains under investigation, a Chinese aviation official has said

IndiGo suspends 5 pilots for protesting pay cuts, may act against 15 more

A group of IndiGo pilots are trying to report sick on Tuesday protesting, delay of restoration of salary cuts

IndiGo partially restores salaries of pilots

In a letter to pilots, Ashim Mitra, senior vice president of operations announced an upward revision of 8 per cent in salaries of all pilots with effect from April 1

Downers in aviation drug test protocols: Pilots oppose new narco rules

Surprisingly, the DGCA has mandated that only 10 per cent of an airline's staff need to be checked for psychoactive substance use in a year

Air India pilots warn legal action on dues two days before Tata handover

The development comes two days before the handover of the airline to Tata group

From Pilots, doctor to physicist, cyclist: NASA selects 10 new astronauts

NASA selected 10 new astronauts, half of them military pilots, as it looks ahead to the moon and Mars.

COO Captain Rohaneet Singh Raina shares his inspiring tale in the aviation industry

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DGCA to hold 'on demand' licence exams for pilots and engineers

Currently, the civil aviation regulator conducts examinations four times a year and issues licences to successful candidates

DGCA to conduct on-demand license exams for pilots, aircraft engineers

Aviation regulator DGCA will conduct on-demand online exams to grant licenses to pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers from the next month onwards, the regulator said in a statement on Wednesday. The Online On-Demand Exam (OLODE) will be in addition to the existing regular online exams that are taken four times a year by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). "The first session of the monthly OLODE is initially planned at Delhi which will be extended to the metro cities subsequently," the DGCA said in the statement. During the first OLODE session, 720 seats for aircraft maintenance engineers and 1200 seats for pilots were being made available to the candidates on first-come-first-serve basis, it said. The candidates while applying for the OLODE could select date and time among the available slots of the examinations days to appear as per his or her choice, it said. The DGCA expressed hope that the introduction of OLODE will increase the frequency of the required ..