Air Commodore Nitin Sathe discovers how the IAF trained Pakistani air force pilots, during the 1971 War, which led to the birth of the Bangladesh air force. IMAGE: An Indian Air Force Chetak......
'Rajan epitomised the best of his generation -- veneration for knowledge, for old fashioned morality of honesty and modesty.'Economist Devaki Jain, Padma Bhushan, salutes her brother who passed......
The remarkable story of Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space, will be seen in a film featuring Aamir Khan.The retired cosmonaut and test pilot tells Archana Masih why he doesn't......
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his Cabinet and inducted 21 new ministers. Of these, 4 – Manohar Parrikar, JP Nadda, Suresh Prabhu and Birender Singh were appointed as......
A trainer aircraft crashed in Rae Bareli's IGRUA three years ago as the trainee pilot was busy taking pictures, an inquiry has shown with officials saying a large number of accidents involving......
India's crowded skies saw the first wave of consolidation as some airlines merged and others gobbled up a rival to gain market share and cut losses during the year 2007 that was also marked by a......
Even while 37 applications for setting up flying academies are pending for government clearance, the inexpensive fees of commercial pilot training courses in the US, South-east Asia and Australia,......
UB group, the promoter of Kingfisher Airlines, will start an aviation university with an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore. The university will house a fully equipped pilot training centre. "The......
The rapid growth of airlines and air passengers would necessitate an additional 2000-3000 commercial pilots in the country during the next 5-10 years, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel told the......
Air-India, owing to the acute shortage of pilots, is planning to recruit engineering and science graduates from college campuses.The national flag carrier requires over 700 pilots over the next......