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British pilots condemn sky marshal plan

British pilots have termed as 'dangerous' and 'flawed' the government's decision to place armed sky marshals on passenger jets flying across the Atlantic, following heightened concern about......

Meet The IAF's New Chief!

'He has remained the leader of our course all through 40 years, not allowing his energy and enthusiasm to fade. And through all his achievements, he has remained grounded.' Air Commodore Nitin......

How India enhanced its military might in 2023

India firmed up defence procurement worth over Rs 3.50 lakh crore in 2023 as the lingering border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh as well as the crises and conflicts around the world kept the......

How the air force base confronts loss

To ensure the morale of the pilots does not suffer, flying activity continues without a pause.Pilots take to the sky like they would on any other day. IMAGE: Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhuri,......

'We could make mincemeat of the Pakistanis'

'My adrenalin kicked in and the happiness returned! It was time to go in for the kill again.'IAF Veterans Group Captain Dilip Kumar Dass tells Air Commodore Nitin Sathe about how the IAF decimated......

Air India's rich 'workmen'

What makes the Air India strike unique is the sheer audacity of the pilot unions to remain defiant, even though the courts have termed the strike illegal, writes Shyamal Majumdar. Air India is......

Union deregistration: Jet pilots to move tribunal

Having lost their case in the Bombay High Court (HC) against deregistration of their union, Jet Airways pilots plan to go to an industrial tribunal. The HC had, recently, rejected the plea that the......

Air India crisis: Pilots seek PM, Sonia's intervention

Agitating Air India pilots on Thursday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress top brass to step in to resolve the impasse over the 52-day long strike, as the condition of some of them......

Delta, Northwest to form world's biggest airline

Setting the stage for major airlines mergers in future, Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines will come together in a $3.1 billion deal to create the world's biggest airlines. The alliance,......

Flight duty norms revised; pilots to get weekly rest time of 48 hours

In a major relief for pilots in dealing with fatigue, aviation watchdog DGCA on Monday came out with revised norms that increase their weekly rest time to 48 hours and limit the number of landings......

Tejas Review: Mission Accomplished

Tejas has enough going on for it that would move you and make you weep, observes Mayur Sanap. In one of the early scenes in Tejas, Kangana Ranaut's rookie pilot is about to get her hands on a......

Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam to miss release date

Kamal Haasan's much-awaited film Vishwaroopam will not hit the screens, both Direct-To-Home (DTH) and theatres, as scheduled. The original plan was to release the movie in DTH platform on January......

Steve Waugh on his decision to quit

Throughout my playing career I've heard many times that you'll know when it's time to call it a day. They said: "One morning you will just wake up and know instantaneously that you want to retire......

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