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Pilots' strike: Four Kingfisher flights cancelled from Mumbai

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Four Kingfisher flights from Mumbai were cancelled on Monday due to the strike by a section of airline pilots.

The flights have been cancelled since morning due to non-availability of pilots, a

Scorpion stings air passenger

A scorpion stung a Bahrain-bound passenger onboard a private airlines flight, forcing the take-off to be aborted while the aircraft was taxiing at the airport here on Monday.

Thirtyfive-year-old Vidy

Air India mulling the option of hiring expat co-pilots

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Hit by frequent agitations by its unionised pilots, state-run Air India is looking at the option of hiring junior pilots from overseas markets, a move that may trigger policy change as the current

China says plane hijack attempt thwarted

Six members of China's Uighur minority tried to hijack a plane flying from a restive city in the far-western Xinjiang region on Friday but crewmembers and passengers thwarted them, authorities said.

Even a hangover can ground pilots

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Pilots beware! Even a hangover can ground you. Tightening 'drinking and flying' rules, aviation regulator DGCA has warned that a pilot's licence can be suspended for five years when detected for a sec

IndiGo Srinagar-Mumbai flight suffers bird hit, passengers safe

A Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight, with 182 passengers and six crew members on-board, today suffered a bird hit immediately after it took off from the Srinagar Airport.

The aircraft returned to the airpo

And now, crippled Kingfisher sees flight of engineers

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About 80 engineers have quit Kingfisher Airlines during the past four months due to non- payment of salaries by the near-bankrupt carrier, sources said.

"Some 60-80 engineers have already quit the ca

No end in sight to Air India pilots strike

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There was no end in sight to the 49-day-old Air India pilots strike with the government on Monday making it clear that they have to return to work 'unconditionally' and the pilots insisting that sa

Virgin: In-flight mobile service for Delhi-London route

Come July and you will be able to use your mobile to chat with your family or business partners at 35,000 ft when your aircraft cruises from Delhi to London.

This facility would be available on prem

IndiGo, SpiceJet seek govt nod to shun T3 over cost pinch

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Reeling under the impact of high operational costs, primarily due to higher jet fuel prices and airport charges, the top two budget carriers have sought government nod to shift their international

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