Monday, November 30, 2009
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Former civil aviation minister takes flight as an A320 pilot
New Delhi: BJP's youngest spokesperson, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, has found an alternative profession as a commercial pilot with a license to fly the mammoth A320. On November 16, Rudy qualified to fly the jet airliner Airbus 320.
Though the former civil aviation minister vehemently denies any connection between the BJP's declining political fortunes and his latest foray into piloting, he concedes that joining a commercial airline may be necessary to keep his latest skill honed.
"I may even have to join an airline to keep flying but I will not take any remuneration for it. Politics is my life, I remain committed to it just as I remain committed to the BJP," Rudy added.
Rajiv Pratap Rudy became a licenced pilot two years ago. His license number indicates that he was the 5,682nd commercial pilot in the country. He has taken part in many flying competitions but his dream remained to fly an Airbus.
For the purpose, he enrolled in the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved SimCenter in Miami, Florida, last month. SimCenter offers accelerated airline courses for commercial pilots.
Rudy started training at the SimCenter headquartered at the Miami international airport.
He trained vigorously for 30 days without a break. In the end, he was rated by the FAA to fly the Airbus 320.
30/11/09 Poornima Joshi/India Today
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PermaLink Though the former civil aviation minister vehemently denies any connection between the BJP's declining political fortunes and his latest foray into piloting, he concedes that joining a commercial airline may be necessary to keep his latest skill honed.
"I may even have to join an airline to keep flying but I will not take any remuneration for it. Politics is my life, I remain committed to it just as I remain committed to the BJP," Rudy added.
Rajiv Pratap Rudy became a licenced pilot two years ago. His license number indicates that he was the 5,682nd commercial pilot in the country. He has taken part in many flying competitions but his dream remained to fly an Airbus.
For the purpose, he enrolled in the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved SimCenter in Miami, Florida, last month. SimCenter offers accelerated airline courses for commercial pilots.
Rudy started training at the SimCenter headquartered at the Miami international airport.
He trained vigorously for 30 days without a break. In the end, he was rated by the FAA to fly the Airbus 320.
30/11/09 Poornima Joshi/India Today
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Sunday, November 29, 2009
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Want to be a pilot?
Few jobs are more glamorous than that of a pilot —unless one is a movie star, and even they look coolest when they have aviator glasses on.
A pilot’s pay packet is fat and the perks include a good life and foreign trips. However, a lot of work goes into becoming this elegant being who manoeuvres incredibly complex machines weighing hundreds of tons. And it is physically taxing, too. “Owing to the (crossing of) time zones and long flying hours, we are fatigued after landing,” says Captain Ashok Khadia, a senior pilot with a major airline. Sight-seeing in a foreign country can wait.
“The time between two flights is used to get some sleep, which is essential as we must recoup energy before flying again.”
Flying a plane with more than 200 people on it is fraught with risks and responsibilities. But this is offset by the prestige of the job. Such is the draw that Amitava Gupta, an engineer, spent $31,000 (Rs 15.5 lakh approx.) training in the US as a pilot.
Before this, Gupta, 29, was with Alliance Airways for three years as a technical instructor after studying production engineering.
Now back in India, he feels the “wholesome experience” of pilot training was worth every penny. “You learn all the technicalities, and have to take up tough challenges like landing on a ‘soft’ (not concrete) runway, or bringing the aircraft down safely after engine failure — all life-saving measures,” he says.
Social skills also come into play. Pawan Wagle (name changed), a pilot with Go Air, asserts the importance of a friendly equation with the crew.
Of late, pilots have been facing turbulent weather as the economic downturn in the United States affected every country — commerce suffered a setback, and so did flying. But industry veterans are not losing too much sleep over this; after all, air travel will not stop altogether, and pilots will always be needed.
You can apply for a commercial pilot licence (CPL), given by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), after 200 hours of flying at a training school. You have to clear five theory papers in aviation studies, including navigation and meteorology. You also have to clear an exam in radiotelephony, in which you learn ‘on air’ communication. Medical fitness is crucial, too.
The institute you choose should be approved by the DGCA.
Studying abroad is a viable option, but any training from the Philippines is regarded with suspicion because of the allegedly poor quality of aircraft used there.
Pratiksha Prasad, a licensed pilot, went to an academy in Canada, as she felt this would equip her better. “We were taught how to spin the aircraft and how to come out of turbulence. In India, they just teach you landing and take-off.”
As major Indian carriers struggle to limit losses, trained pilots are looking at general aviation, which includes charter airways and cargo airlines.
To gain experience, experts suggest one should work in a flying club until a better job comes along.
After you get the licence, you need to have multi-engine endorsement to apply for an airline job. Once in a job, you get further training on simulators to get the type endorsement (say, from Airbus or Boeing) to be able to work as a co-pilot. This training takes six months to one year after you get the CPL.
A commercial pilot licence (CPL) holder cannot become a co-pilot immediately. For that, one needs further training (multi-engine training and type endorsement for a specific make, e.g. Boeing or Airbus). Till that happens, you should settle for Rs 60,000-70,000 a month.
28/11/09 Hindustan Times
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PermaLink A pilot’s pay packet is fat and the perks include a good life and foreign trips. However, a lot of work goes into becoming this elegant being who manoeuvres incredibly complex machines weighing hundreds of tons. And it is physically taxing, too. “Owing to the (crossing of) time zones and long flying hours, we are fatigued after landing,” says Captain Ashok Khadia, a senior pilot with a major airline. Sight-seeing in a foreign country can wait.
“The time between two flights is used to get some sleep, which is essential as we must recoup energy before flying again.”
Flying a plane with more than 200 people on it is fraught with risks and responsibilities. But this is offset by the prestige of the job. Such is the draw that Amitava Gupta, an engineer, spent $31,000 (Rs 15.5 lakh approx.) training in the US as a pilot.
Before this, Gupta, 29, was with Alliance Airways for three years as a technical instructor after studying production engineering.
Now back in India, he feels the “wholesome experience” of pilot training was worth every penny. “You learn all the technicalities, and have to take up tough challenges like landing on a ‘soft’ (not concrete) runway, or bringing the aircraft down safely after engine failure — all life-saving measures,” he says.
Social skills also come into play. Pawan Wagle (name changed), a pilot with Go Air, asserts the importance of a friendly equation with the crew.
Of late, pilots have been facing turbulent weather as the economic downturn in the United States affected every country — commerce suffered a setback, and so did flying. But industry veterans are not losing too much sleep over this; after all, air travel will not stop altogether, and pilots will always be needed.
You can apply for a commercial pilot licence (CPL), given by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), after 200 hours of flying at a training school. You have to clear five theory papers in aviation studies, including navigation and meteorology. You also have to clear an exam in radiotelephony, in which you learn ‘on air’ communication. Medical fitness is crucial, too.
The institute you choose should be approved by the DGCA.
Studying abroad is a viable option, but any training from the Philippines is regarded with suspicion because of the allegedly poor quality of aircraft used there.
Pratiksha Prasad, a licensed pilot, went to an academy in Canada, as she felt this would equip her better. “We were taught how to spin the aircraft and how to come out of turbulence. In India, they just teach you landing and take-off.”
As major Indian carriers struggle to limit losses, trained pilots are looking at general aviation, which includes charter airways and cargo airlines.
To gain experience, experts suggest one should work in a flying club until a better job comes along.
After you get the licence, you need to have multi-engine endorsement to apply for an airline job. Once in a job, you get further training on simulators to get the type endorsement (say, from Airbus or Boeing) to be able to work as a co-pilot. This training takes six months to one year after you get the CPL.
A commercial pilot licence (CPL) holder cannot become a co-pilot immediately. For that, one needs further training (multi-engine training and type endorsement for a specific make, e.g. Boeing or Airbus). Till that happens, you should settle for Rs 60,000-70,000 a month.
28/11/09 Hindustan Times
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GMR Academy appointed Airport Council International’s Global Training Hub
Hyderabad: GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) and Airports Council International, (ACI World) Geneva, have signed an agreement for the appointment of the GMR Aviation Academy as a Global Training Hub for the Asia Pacific region.
The agreement was signed in Hyderabad today, by Mr. Kiran Kumar Grandhi, Business Chairman, Airports, GMR Group and Ms. Angela Gittens, Director General, ACI World.
Through this agreement, the GMR Aviation Academy will facilitate ACI’s training opportunities that help develop managerial and operational standards, and spread knowledge of best practices throughout the world’s airports.
Commenting on the occasion, Mr. P. Sripathy, CEO, GHIAL said, “Considering that the other such training hubs within Asia Pacific are located at Dubai in the UAE, Incheon in South Korea and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, the GMR Aviation Academy will provide an ideal training venue, not just for the professionals from within the airports in India, but also from those in the SAARC countries.
“And with twelve new greenfield airports that will be coming up, and a majority of the existing 126 airports that are operated by the Airports Authority of India which will be upgraded, there will be a substantial increase in the number of requirements of adequately trained staff that are employed by airports, their suppliers and the different service providers.
Airports Council International (ACI), the voice of the world’s airports has 1700 member airports. ACI Global Training was established to make training opportunities more accessible, and help develop managerial and operational standards at its member airports worldwide.
28/11/09 Aviation India
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PermaLink The agreement was signed in Hyderabad today, by Mr. Kiran Kumar Grandhi, Business Chairman, Airports, GMR Group and Ms. Angela Gittens, Director General, ACI World.
Through this agreement, the GMR Aviation Academy will facilitate ACI’s training opportunities that help develop managerial and operational standards, and spread knowledge of best practices throughout the world’s airports.
Commenting on the occasion, Mr. P. Sripathy, CEO, GHIAL said, “Considering that the other such training hubs within Asia Pacific are located at Dubai in the UAE, Incheon in South Korea and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, the GMR Aviation Academy will provide an ideal training venue, not just for the professionals from within the airports in India, but also from those in the SAARC countries.
“And with twelve new greenfield airports that will be coming up, and a majority of the existing 126 airports that are operated by the Airports Authority of India which will be upgraded, there will be a substantial increase in the number of requirements of adequately trained staff that are employed by airports, their suppliers and the different service providers.
Airports Council International (ACI), the voice of the world’s airports has 1700 member airports. ACI Global Training was established to make training opportunities more accessible, and help develop managerial and operational standards at its member airports worldwide.
28/11/09 Aviation India
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Friday, November 27, 2009
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Jet Airways looks for ATR Captain, Trainee Commanders and Flight Instructors
Jet Airways has invited applications for the posts of Type Rated – Line Captain ATR 72-500, Trainee Commanders and Synthetic Flight Instructors (based in Mumbai).
For both the positions of ATR Captain and Trainee Commanders the candidates should have an incident / accident free flying record and a class I medical.
Applicants for the post of Synthetic Flight Instructors should be Type Rated on B737 NG aircraft. Type rating requirement may be waived for candidates who have carried out Simulator Training on glass cockpit aircraft in the preceding 5 years.
See the detailed notification published in the Jet Airways site.
26/11/09 Jet Airways
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PermaLink For both the positions of ATR Captain and Trainee Commanders the candidates should have an incident / accident free flying record and a class I medical.
Applicants for the post of Synthetic Flight Instructors should be Type Rated on B737 NG aircraft. Type rating requirement may be waived for candidates who have carried out Simulator Training on glass cockpit aircraft in the preceding 5 years.
See the detailed notification published in the Jet Airways site.
26/11/09 Jet Airways
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Pilot Licence Exam candidates list & Result of AME Licence Exam publsihed
The list of candidates admitted for Pilot Licence Examination Oct2009-Regular Session is published at the DGCA site.
The examinations are to held at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai etc. on 9, 10 & 11 December 2009
Result of AME Licence Examination (October 2009) is published:
27/11/09 DGCA
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PermaLink The examinations are to held at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai etc. on 9, 10 & 11 December 2009
Result of AME Licence Examination (October 2009) is published:
27/11/09 DGCA
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
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Jet Airways plans to hire 30 Indian pilots
Mumbai: After a year-long freeze, the country’s largest private carrier Jet Airways has started recruiting pilots to man proposed expansion of operations. The Naresh Goyal-controlled company, which withdrew its decision to sack 1,900 cabin crew following political pressure in November last year, is understood to be looking at hiring 25-30 Indian pilots, said a person close to the matter.
Jet employs nearly 700 Indian and 150 foreign pilots.
An aviation analyst said other domestic carriers may follow suit, as the air traffic started moving up. In October, domestic traffic went up to 39 lakh passengers from 31 lakh a year ago. When contacted, the Jet Airways spokeswoman declined to divulge number of pilots being recruited.
She said in an e-mail: “Jet Airways has a current requirement for type-rated commanders only, and will be recruiting suitable candidates for immediate induction into its system.” She also added: “This requirement is also due to the recent enhancement of our Boeing 737 fleet and the proposed additional frequencies and services expected to take off shortly.”
26/11/09 Mithun Roy/Economic Times
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PermaLink Jet employs nearly 700 Indian and 150 foreign pilots.
An aviation analyst said other domestic carriers may follow suit, as the air traffic started moving up. In October, domestic traffic went up to 39 lakh passengers from 31 lakh a year ago. When contacted, the Jet Airways spokeswoman declined to divulge number of pilots being recruited.
She said in an e-mail: “Jet Airways has a current requirement for type-rated commanders only, and will be recruiting suitable candidates for immediate induction into its system.” She also added: “This requirement is also due to the recent enhancement of our Boeing 737 fleet and the proposed additional frequencies and services expected to take off shortly.”
26/11/09 Mithun Roy/Economic Times
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Sukhoi pilot’s career took off in Chennai
Chennai: Even in his wildest flights of imagination, Wing Commander S Sajan had never seen his career in the Indian Air force bestowing such a privilege on him - commanding a plane with the First Woman to fly a fighter aircraft. While he agrees that flying the President of India would perhaps not figure on his career graph, it is an honour, he says even as he turns nostalgic about his days in Chennai.
“I owe it to my NCC training during my college days in Loyola in Chennai where I got fascinated about joining the armed forces,” he told Express. Sajan came to Chennai in 1984 and completed his secondary education at Doveton Corrie Anglo Indian School. He graduated from Loyola College in Mathematics. “While in college he was a cadet in the Air Wing of NCC and was selected for undergoing gliding training at the Air Force Station, Tambaram, he further got his private pilots licence (PPL) at the Madras Flying Club. Later, he was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Air Force in 1992,” Sajan’s older brother Capt Sabu told Express. Capt Sabu is a pilot with Air India and the regional secretary of their pilot’s union body.
Though both the brothers had similar aspirations of joining the Air Force someday, Capt Sabu didn’t get that lucky. “I was perhaps meant for fighting with the Air India management,” he joked. Though not from a family of pilots, the two brothers were drawn to the career from their days of gliding during their course of study at the Loyola college.
But the next generation sure looks like will be a family of pilots with Sajan’s wife Sujata also being a former helicopter pilot with the IAF.
26/11/09 Mamta Todi/ExpressBuzz
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PermaLink “I owe it to my NCC training during my college days in Loyola in Chennai where I got fascinated about joining the armed forces,” he told Express. Sajan came to Chennai in 1984 and completed his secondary education at Doveton Corrie Anglo Indian School. He graduated from Loyola College in Mathematics. “While in college he was a cadet in the Air Wing of NCC and was selected for undergoing gliding training at the Air Force Station, Tambaram, he further got his private pilots licence (PPL) at the Madras Flying Club. Later, he was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Air Force in 1992,” Sajan’s older brother Capt Sabu told Express. Capt Sabu is a pilot with Air India and the regional secretary of their pilot’s union body.
Though both the brothers had similar aspirations of joining the Air Force someday, Capt Sabu didn’t get that lucky. “I was perhaps meant for fighting with the Air India management,” he joked. Though not from a family of pilots, the two brothers were drawn to the career from their days of gliding during their course of study at the Loyola college.
But the next generation sure looks like will be a family of pilots with Sajan’s wife Sujata also being a former helicopter pilot with the IAF.
26/11/09 Mamta Todi/ExpressBuzz
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Top aviation firms to generate 6,00,000 jobs in India
Bangalore: As top aviation companies such as Boeing and Airbus intensify efforts to leverage India as their maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) hub, experts say it will create a large number of jobs for skilled professionals in the country over next 10 years.
"With the current fleet size expected to reach 612 planes by 2015 from around 391 currently, these MROs are expected to create 6,00,000 jobs within the next 10 years," said Chethan Kambi, Senior Research Analyst for Aerospace and Defence Practice at research firm Frost and Sullivan.
Plane servicing costs in India are around $30-35 per man-hour in India, almost half of around $60 in other locations, attracting more firms to expand and establish their MRO centres in the country, reports Times of India. Boeing, Airbus, Malaysian Airlines, Lufthansa Technik, SR Technics, Singapore Airlines and Timco are among companies which have either set up an MRO of their own, or are in the process of identifying a local partner for the same. Bombardier, Embraer, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are also exploring MRO opportunities in the country.
The Indian commercial aviation MRO alone is expected to reach $1.06 billion by 2015 and the maintenance cycle and MRO service requirements in India are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.5 percent between 2009 and 2015, according to Frost and Sullivan.
In order to address this lucrative opportunity, many local Indian firms are forming joint ventures. For instance, GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL), and MAS Aerospace Engineering (MAE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian Airlines have set up a 50:50 joint venture.
State governments are also gearing up for the MRO opportunity by establishing dedicated zones.
People familiar with investments in Karnataka added that Jupiter Aviation and HAL have already acquired land for MRO purpose.
24/11/09 SiliconIndia
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PermaLink "With the current fleet size expected to reach 612 planes by 2015 from around 391 currently, these MROs are expected to create 6,00,000 jobs within the next 10 years," said Chethan Kambi, Senior Research Analyst for Aerospace and Defence Practice at research firm Frost and Sullivan.
Plane servicing costs in India are around $30-35 per man-hour in India, almost half of around $60 in other locations, attracting more firms to expand and establish their MRO centres in the country, reports Times of India. Boeing, Airbus, Malaysian Airlines, Lufthansa Technik, SR Technics, Singapore Airlines and Timco are among companies which have either set up an MRO of their own, or are in the process of identifying a local partner for the same. Bombardier, Embraer, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are also exploring MRO opportunities in the country.
The Indian commercial aviation MRO alone is expected to reach $1.06 billion by 2015 and the maintenance cycle and MRO service requirements in India are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.5 percent between 2009 and 2015, according to Frost and Sullivan.
In order to address this lucrative opportunity, many local Indian firms are forming joint ventures. For instance, GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL), and MAS Aerospace Engineering (MAE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysian Airlines have set up a 50:50 joint venture.
State governments are also gearing up for the MRO opportunity by establishing dedicated zones.
People familiar with investments in Karnataka added that Jupiter Aviation and HAL have already acquired land for MRO purpose.
24/11/09 SiliconIndia
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UAE to train India and Italy airline staff
Dubai: The UAE-based aviation institute, Academy of Technical Training (ATT), will soon lend its industry expertise to airline personnel in Italy and India, officials said.
The only Middle East institute that provides aviation courses as its core business, it will set up another training institute in India next month in a joint venture with a private Indian company called Falcon Arrow Aviation Services and Training based in New Delhi, general manager of ATT, Michael Davies said.
The contract was firmed up during the Dubai Airshow last week, after the Indian company selected the UAE institute from the numerous others at the show.
Additionally, it made a deal with an Italian government agency to provide aviation safety training.
"We will send out instructors to Naples, Italy and award our certificates from the UAE upon completion of the course," Shabab Attarzadeh, head of training said.
The institute, certified by the General Civil Aviation Authority of the UAE and several international industry authorities such as Flight Safety Foundation and NFPA, has trained about 2,000 industry personnel in the past five years.
Initially, it only dealt with Middle East government organisations such as the air force, army, police, air wing, Ministry of Defence, Interior Ministry, and civil aviation authorities. It then spread its wings to include various airlines and airports and is now crossing its borders and also launching new courses.
The centre provides courses such as safety management systems, safety assessment of foreign aircraft, airside safety accident investigation and cargo operations.
24/11/09 GulfNews, UAE
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PermaLink The only Middle East institute that provides aviation courses as its core business, it will set up another training institute in India next month in a joint venture with a private Indian company called Falcon Arrow Aviation Services and Training based in New Delhi, general manager of ATT, Michael Davies said.
The contract was firmed up during the Dubai Airshow last week, after the Indian company selected the UAE institute from the numerous others at the show.
Additionally, it made a deal with an Italian government agency to provide aviation safety training.
"We will send out instructors to Naples, Italy and award our certificates from the UAE upon completion of the course," Shabab Attarzadeh, head of training said.
The institute, certified by the General Civil Aviation Authority of the UAE and several international industry authorities such as Flight Safety Foundation and NFPA, has trained about 2,000 industry personnel in the past five years.
Initially, it only dealt with Middle East government organisations such as the air force, army, police, air wing, Ministry of Defence, Interior Ministry, and civil aviation authorities. It then spread its wings to include various airlines and airports and is now crossing its borders and also launching new courses.
The centre provides courses such as safety management systems, safety assessment of foreign aircraft, airside safety accident investigation and cargo operations.
24/11/09 GulfNews, UAE
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
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Flying a new passion
What does it take to give Amdavad’s greatest sporting hero — the nine-time World Billiards Champion Geet Sethi — a new high? Answer: Flying an aircraft.
Ahmedabad Mirror can confirm that if all goes well, Sethi will get his private pilot’s licence (PPL) in two months. It’s been more than a year since 48-year-old Sethi is flying planes, of course, with an instructor for company.
Just how Sethi, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee, first entered the cockpit is a wonderful story in itself. It was his son Raag’s 16th birthday, in 2008, and junior Sethi’s wish was to fly an aircraft with his dad.
Without any second thoughts, the father-son duo travelled all the way to Australia to undergo a five-week stint at Liverpool Flying Club on the outskirts of Sydney.
One of the most gratifying stages of flight training is the very first take-off, said Sethi. So delightful did the training turn out to be for the billiards legend that he now confesses flying has become a passion.
Now, Sethi is focussed on January 2010, when he will obtain his licence. He said, “Raag and I will have to go through a general flying progress test (GFPT), which, if cleared, allows us to fly solo. We are planing to go to Australia again in January. Now, we can take our family and friends for a spin in the sky but to obtain the PPL, we need to go through navigations, that is fly from point A to point B in a specified time.”
It won’t be easy, as the father-son duo will have to fly the aircraft without the assistance of GPS and other supports. But Padmashree Geet Sethi, who also won the Arjuna Award way back in 1986, is up for the challenge.
23/11/09 Suniel Subbaiah/Ahmedabad Mirror.com
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PermaLink Ahmedabad Mirror can confirm that if all goes well, Sethi will get his private pilot’s licence (PPL) in two months. It’s been more than a year since 48-year-old Sethi is flying planes, of course, with an instructor for company.
Just how Sethi, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee, first entered the cockpit is a wonderful story in itself. It was his son Raag’s 16th birthday, in 2008, and junior Sethi’s wish was to fly an aircraft with his dad.
Without any second thoughts, the father-son duo travelled all the way to Australia to undergo a five-week stint at Liverpool Flying Club on the outskirts of Sydney.
One of the most gratifying stages of flight training is the very first take-off, said Sethi. So delightful did the training turn out to be for the billiards legend that he now confesses flying has become a passion.
Now, Sethi is focussed on January 2010, when he will obtain his licence. He said, “Raag and I will have to go through a general flying progress test (GFPT), which, if cleared, allows us to fly solo. We are planing to go to Australia again in January. Now, we can take our family and friends for a spin in the sky but to obtain the PPL, we need to go through navigations, that is fly from point A to point B in a specified time.”
It won’t be easy, as the father-son duo will have to fly the aircraft without the assistance of GPS and other supports. But Padmashree Geet Sethi, who also won the Arjuna Award way back in 1986, is up for the challenge.
23/11/09 Suniel Subbaiah/Ahmedabad Mirror.com
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Tribal boy with 260 hours flying experience now a cabbie
New Delhi: A Scheduled Tribe boy from Hyderabad wanted so desperately to become a pilot, he took a bank loan to pay for the training and notched up 267 hours of flying, 17 more than is required for a Commercial Pilot’s Licence (CPL). But, instead of ending up in the cockpit, he now drives a taxi in Hyderabad.
P Chandan Chakravarthy of the Kondakappu tribe could not manage to get his dreams take wing but the lad clearly possessed an extraordinary level of determination.
He enrolled at the Andhra Pradesh FLying Club (now known as AP Aviation Academy) in April 1995. Back then, every hour of flying cost Rs 600. By 2001, when he accumulated 267 hours, the cost had spiralled to Rs 2,800 per hours. A resolute Chakravarthy took a bank loan of Rs 7.5 lakh.
He applied to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for his CPL but the DGCA turned him down saying his basic qualification — 10+2 from the Aeronautical Society of India — was not recognized. Chakravarthy moved the AP High Court, but was told the courts could do little about a DGCA policy decision.
Undeterred, the lad went back to school, passed the class 12 exam all over again and applied for a CPL once again, in 2006. But the DGCA turned him down again saying he had not flown 200 hours in the last five years. (By 2006, the criteria had changed from 250 flying hours to 200).
In effect, if Chakravarthy wanted to pursue his dream against all odds, he would have to start afresh and painfully clock up flying hours, each of which now costs Rs 10,000. He would have to invest another Rs 20 lakh.
Despite hurdles, Chakravarthy, did not give up hope overall but in the short term, he decided to drive a taxi to feed his family and pay off the bank loan. In the meantime, he pleaded with the DGCA to exempt him from the mandatory 200 flying hours.
Chakravarthy says he could, at best, meet requirements for CPL renewal, that is 25 hours of flying, which includes 15 hours of solo, four hours of cross country covering 250 nautical miles, five night landings, five hours of instrument flying and tripple test or day, night and instrument test. “It will take me six more months. But to ask for a repeat of entire flying hours is beyond my means,” he says.
22/11/09 Dhananjay Mahapatra/Times of India
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PermaLink P Chandan Chakravarthy of the Kondakappu tribe could not manage to get his dreams take wing but the lad clearly possessed an extraordinary level of determination.
He enrolled at the Andhra Pradesh FLying Club (now known as AP Aviation Academy) in April 1995. Back then, every hour of flying cost Rs 600. By 2001, when he accumulated 267 hours, the cost had spiralled to Rs 2,800 per hours. A resolute Chakravarthy took a bank loan of Rs 7.5 lakh.
He applied to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for his CPL but the DGCA turned him down saying his basic qualification — 10+2 from the Aeronautical Society of India — was not recognized. Chakravarthy moved the AP High Court, but was told the courts could do little about a DGCA policy decision.
Undeterred, the lad went back to school, passed the class 12 exam all over again and applied for a CPL once again, in 2006. But the DGCA turned him down again saying he had not flown 200 hours in the last five years. (By 2006, the criteria had changed from 250 flying hours to 200).
In effect, if Chakravarthy wanted to pursue his dream against all odds, he would have to start afresh and painfully clock up flying hours, each of which now costs Rs 10,000. He would have to invest another Rs 20 lakh.
Despite hurdles, Chakravarthy, did not give up hope overall but in the short term, he decided to drive a taxi to feed his family and pay off the bank loan. In the meantime, he pleaded with the DGCA to exempt him from the mandatory 200 flying hours.
Chakravarthy says he could, at best, meet requirements for CPL renewal, that is 25 hours of flying, which includes 15 hours of solo, four hours of cross country covering 250 nautical miles, five night landings, five hours of instrument flying and tripple test or day, night and instrument test. “It will take me six more months. But to ask for a repeat of entire flying hours is beyond my means,” he says.
22/11/09 Dhananjay Mahapatra/Times of India
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Oldest aviation school to take off again
Bangalore: One of India's oldest aviation training schools is gearing up for a revival, after being shut for almost three years at Jakkur air field.
A new administrative block was inaugurated at the school on Wednesday.
Flight instructors at the school told The Times of India that they would take in 35 students from January 15, 2010. They would need to complete 200 hours of flying to get a commercial pilot licence and 40 hours for a private pilot licence (PPL). The qualification for the former is second PUC with Physics and Mathematics and SSLC pass for a private licence. Each hour of flying will come at a cost of about Rs 7,000 for a student.
There is one Cessna 172 four seater, one Cessna 152 two seater, one Hansa 3 built by NAL that will be used for the training. One 172R with a glass cockpit will join the fleet in August.
19/11/09 Times of India
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PermaLink A new administrative block was inaugurated at the school on Wednesday.
Flight instructors at the school told The Times of India that they would take in 35 students from January 15, 2010. They would need to complete 200 hours of flying to get a commercial pilot licence and 40 hours for a private pilot licence (PPL). The qualification for the former is second PUC with Physics and Mathematics and SSLC pass for a private licence. Each hour of flying will come at a cost of about Rs 7,000 for a student.
There is one Cessna 172 four seater, one Cessna 152 two seater, one Hansa 3 built by NAL that will be used for the training. One 172R with a glass cockpit will join the fleet in August.
19/11/09 Times of India
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First Flight Design CTLS Registered In India
Flight Design announced Wednesday that Carver Aviation, which claims to be the biggest Flight School in India, has registered the first two Flight Design CTLS Light-Sport Aircraft in India. Flight Design may now deliver the LSA aircraft to the emerging Indian general aviation market. The CTLS aircraft will be used in flight training and will be sold by Carver Aviation.
"Flight Design is always seeking to move forward in its global position" noted Flight Design CEO, Matthias Betsch. "Up to now Light-Sport Aircraft (have been) sold to customers on the basis of a manufacturer self declaration alone, without any kind of certification or audit. Flight Design prefers to provide more reassurance to customers."
"With its LAMA audit and its ISO 9001-2000 certification, the German company makes sure that customers worldwide get a proven-quality product and have more to rely on than heavy advertising," added Betsch. "The LAMA audit and the ISO TÜV certificate underline the high level of quality and compliance of the CTLS aircraft. Thanks to the demonstrable quality of the product and to excellent operational experience proven through the delivery of more than 300 aircraft in the U.S. market alone, Flight Design was able to obtain these approvals in a very short time."
"The U.S. market for Light-Sport Aircraft is still hoping for an economic recovery, as shown by an average of just 19 new registrations in each the last four months, down from more than twice that in 2007," said John Gilmore National Sales Manager at importer Flight Design USA. "This becomes obvious when looking into the details of the publicly available FAA registry of aircraft. Even though some companies still report continuous imports into the country, a significant number of those planes end up in the stock of the companies and not at new customers, therefore generating a false picture."
19/11/09 Aero-News.Net
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PermaLink "Flight Design is always seeking to move forward in its global position" noted Flight Design CEO, Matthias Betsch. "Up to now Light-Sport Aircraft (have been) sold to customers on the basis of a manufacturer self declaration alone, without any kind of certification or audit. Flight Design prefers to provide more reassurance to customers."
"With its LAMA audit and its ISO 9001-2000 certification, the German company makes sure that customers worldwide get a proven-quality product and have more to rely on than heavy advertising," added Betsch. "The LAMA audit and the ISO TÜV certificate underline the high level of quality and compliance of the CTLS aircraft. Thanks to the demonstrable quality of the product and to excellent operational experience proven through the delivery of more than 300 aircraft in the U.S. market alone, Flight Design was able to obtain these approvals in a very short time."
"The U.S. market for Light-Sport Aircraft is still hoping for an economic recovery, as shown by an average of just 19 new registrations in each the last four months, down from more than twice that in 2007," said John Gilmore National Sales Manager at importer Flight Design USA. "This becomes obvious when looking into the details of the publicly available FAA registry of aircraft. Even though some companies still report continuous imports into the country, a significant number of those planes end up in the stock of the companies and not at new customers, therefore generating a false picture."
19/11/09 Aero-News.Net
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Honeywell aimes to hire 1000 people in India next year
New Delhi: Business conglomerate Honeywell on Sunday said it is considering to increase its India headcount by about 1,000 employees next year as it expects growth to bounce back in line with global economic recovery.
The company is also planning to provide bio-fuel technology for the country's airlines industry.
"This year the growth has been flat, but still we are hiring 500-700 people for the entire group in India. Next year we should recruit about 1,000 people as our domestic base expands," Honeywell Automation India Managing Director Vimal Kapur said.
The company, which has an employee strength of 11,000 people, has been adding about 1,000 staff every year in line with its annual growth during the last few years, he added.
"The new recruitments will be done in all our verticals, including R&D, avionics (aircraft cockpit system), auto components and chemicals division," he said.
On Honeywell India's, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the US-based firm, new initiatives in the country, Kapur said: "We are developing bio jet fuel technology as part of our energy saving initiative and the test flights are being carried out in the West. Our aim is to introduce this in India."
16/11/09 AsiaPulse via Comtex/Trading Markets
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PermaLink The company is also planning to provide bio-fuel technology for the country's airlines industry.
"This year the growth has been flat, but still we are hiring 500-700 people for the entire group in India. Next year we should recruit about 1,000 people as our domestic base expands," Honeywell Automation India Managing Director Vimal Kapur said.
The company, which has an employee strength of 11,000 people, has been adding about 1,000 staff every year in line with its annual growth during the last few years, he added.
"The new recruitments will be done in all our verticals, including R&D, avionics (aircraft cockpit system), auto components and chemicals division," he said.
On Honeywell India's, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the US-based firm, new initiatives in the country, Kapur said: "We are developing bio jet fuel technology as part of our energy saving initiative and the test flights are being carried out in the West. Our aim is to introduce this in India."
16/11/09 AsiaPulse via Comtex/Trading Markets
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'Let co-pilots replace expats to make way for newbies'
New Delhi: There’s good news for thousands of unemployed commercial pilots in India.
Nasim Zaidi, chief of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Friday warned all Indian carriers to expedite conversion of co-pilots who are eligible to be converted into commanders. The idea: these commanders will then replace the highly-paid expats and also make way for hiring unemployed co-pilots.
‘‘We met all airlines on Friday and found that the number of expat pilots has fallen from nearly 1,000 this January to 578 by October-end. Airlines say they have approximately 150 to 200 co-pilots with 1,500 or more flying-hours experience. They are eligible to be converted into commanders and this process has to be expedited. A monthly review will be done of the actual progress on this front,’’ said Zaidi. He is said to have been moved by the plight of thousands of unemployed co-pilots whom airlines are giving the short shrift even as they retain foreign pilots on exorbitant salaries.
The DGCA also asked airlines to state how many expats they would require from next July, after which the process to hire foreign pilots would be made stringent. Airlines are learnt to have said they would need 250 expat pilots even then. Blue Dart, for instance, uses a Boeing 757 in India, which no desi pilot has been trained to fly yet.
14/11/09 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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PermaLink Nasim Zaidi, chief of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Friday warned all Indian carriers to expedite conversion of co-pilots who are eligible to be converted into commanders. The idea: these commanders will then replace the highly-paid expats and also make way for hiring unemployed co-pilots.
‘‘We met all airlines on Friday and found that the number of expat pilots has fallen from nearly 1,000 this January to 578 by October-end. Airlines say they have approximately 150 to 200 co-pilots with 1,500 or more flying-hours experience. They are eligible to be converted into commanders and this process has to be expedited. A monthly review will be done of the actual progress on this front,’’ said Zaidi. He is said to have been moved by the plight of thousands of unemployed co-pilots whom airlines are giving the short shrift even as they retain foreign pilots on exorbitant salaries.
The DGCA also asked airlines to state how many expats they would require from next July, after which the process to hire foreign pilots would be made stringent. Airlines are learnt to have said they would need 250 expat pilots even then. Blue Dart, for instance, uses a Boeing 757 in India, which no desi pilot has been trained to fly yet.
14/11/09 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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DGCA move could help 3,000 unemployed Indian pilots to get job
New Delhi: In a move that could help some of the estimated 3,000 unemployed Indian pilots to find jobs, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has sternly warned Indian carriers to retire expats flying their aircraft by June or face the risk of their operations being curtailed.
An aviation boom led to the launch of several new carriers in the middle of the decade amid a shortage of local pilots, forcing the newcomers to recruit foreigners to fly their planes. The same boom also encouraged several young Indian students to train for a pilot’s career before the slump in aviation last year led airlines to reduce capacity and sack staff, grounding several fliers.
To convey the seriousness of its warning, DGCA has called a meeting of all the airline chief executive officers on Friday in the capital.
Beyond June, airlines would need to justify having expat pilots on board. There are around 500 expat pilots employed at Indian carriers, said a DGCA official, who too asked not to be named. With about eight months left to meet the deadline, airlines will have to make sure they have enough Indian pilots who are qualified to move to the commander’s seat from being a co-pilot.
When an Indian pilot is upgraded to the commander’s seat, it will allow an unemployed pilot on the ground to take over the co-pilot’s vacant position, he added.
11/11/09 Tarun Shukla/Live Mint
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PermaLink An aviation boom led to the launch of several new carriers in the middle of the decade amid a shortage of local pilots, forcing the newcomers to recruit foreigners to fly their planes. The same boom also encouraged several young Indian students to train for a pilot’s career before the slump in aviation last year led airlines to reduce capacity and sack staff, grounding several fliers.
To convey the seriousness of its warning, DGCA has called a meeting of all the airline chief executive officers on Friday in the capital.
Beyond June, airlines would need to justify having expat pilots on board. There are around 500 expat pilots employed at Indian carriers, said a DGCA official, who too asked not to be named. With about eight months left to meet the deadline, airlines will have to make sure they have enough Indian pilots who are qualified to move to the commander’s seat from being a co-pilot.
When an Indian pilot is upgraded to the commander’s seat, it will allow an unemployed pilot on the ground to take over the co-pilot’s vacant position, he added.
11/11/09 Tarun Shukla/Live Mint
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Captain-crew 'catfight' begins at training stage
Chennai: A recent mid-air scuffle on board an Air India flight involving the captain and an air hostess - subsequently the woman was found guilty by the management - is just another case in the never-ending saga of routine fights and ego clashes between cockpit and cabin crew members that normally see the airhostesses losing out in the end.
Cabin crew personnel are at the mercy of captains and are hence humiliated and supressed at every stage of their career, say airhostesses. For their part, pilots accuse the women of acting too smart at times and attribute spats to cabin crewmembers failing to respect the leadership of the captain.
A cabin crew member with a decade of experience says that humiliation begins right at the training stage. “Trainers won’t clear your papers if you are not nice to them. You are flunked without any rhyme or reason,” she claims adding that for a junior cabin crew member, the flight experience could be scary in the initial days as seniors get picky during briefing and even ground them. A chipped nail, an inch longer skirt or a not-so-good smile could land them in trouble, she says.
“The most I hate is serving the captains.
Though foreign airlines are better off, even captains in Gulf Air, for instance, expect cabin crew to carry their bags,” she says.
In April this year, the 800-strong Air India’s pilot association ICPA took a decision that none of its members would fly with Monica Chalan, an airhostess based in Bangalore, accusing her of ‘indiscipline’. Similarly, last year, Amrita Ahluwalia, a senior cabin crewmember, who created a stir with complaints of harassment, was stuck in Dubai with all pilots refusing to fly with her. “Finally the operations team begged us to bring her back as her visa was expiring,” says a Chennai based Air India pilot.
“We are expected to hi-hello and please the captain.
His meals have to be served first before we serve the passengers. His flirtatious comments have to be tolerated because he can report you to the HR, which will affect our performance report...,” complains a senior cabin crew in Jet Airways in Mumbai.
12/11/09 Mamta Todi/ExpressBuzz
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PermaLink Cabin crew personnel are at the mercy of captains and are hence humiliated and supressed at every stage of their career, say airhostesses. For their part, pilots accuse the women of acting too smart at times and attribute spats to cabin crewmembers failing to respect the leadership of the captain.
A cabin crew member with a decade of experience says that humiliation begins right at the training stage. “Trainers won’t clear your papers if you are not nice to them. You are flunked without any rhyme or reason,” she claims adding that for a junior cabin crew member, the flight experience could be scary in the initial days as seniors get picky during briefing and even ground them. A chipped nail, an inch longer skirt or a not-so-good smile could land them in trouble, she says.
“The most I hate is serving the captains.
Though foreign airlines are better off, even captains in Gulf Air, for instance, expect cabin crew to carry their bags,” she says.
In April this year, the 800-strong Air India’s pilot association ICPA took a decision that none of its members would fly with Monica Chalan, an airhostess based in Bangalore, accusing her of ‘indiscipline’. Similarly, last year, Amrita Ahluwalia, a senior cabin crewmember, who created a stir with complaints of harassment, was stuck in Dubai with all pilots refusing to fly with her. “Finally the operations team begged us to bring her back as her visa was expiring,” says a Chennai based Air India pilot.
“We are expected to hi-hello and please the captain.
His meals have to be served first before we serve the passengers. His flirtatious comments have to be tolerated because he can report you to the HR, which will affect our performance report...,” complains a senior cabin crew in Jet Airways in Mumbai.
12/11/09 Mamta Todi/ExpressBuzz
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Pilot wants to inspire other young women
I am the first pilot in all the generations of my family. So there really wasn't anybody who influenced me. I would always have dreams where I was flying - like I was a superhero - so I knew I had to do something about it. As soon as I started flying at the University of North Dakota, I said, "This is it! I like this, I really do."
We flew all year round in North Dakota. I've even flown in temperatures of minus 45 degrees with wind chill. It wasn't bad, actually.
What do I like about flying? It's the joy and the adrenalin that you get from experiencing something so beautiful and phenomenal. It's almost unexplainable.
As a pilot, your preparation starts 24 hours in advance of a flight: getting a good night's sleep, eating right, checking the weather and runway conditions.
If you're going to a new airport you need to look at the airport diagram; study radio frequencies, runway lengths and directions; plan ahead which runway you might use by looking at the forecasted winds; look at charts to get an idea of the terrain around the airport.
The most important thing is to always be vigilant and familiar with your surrounding area. Because when you're flying, you need to always ask this one question: "If my engine quits right now where am I going to land?"
I'm a flight instructor at North Coast Air and my duties are to guide students and teach them how to fly. Help them get their licenses and ratings. A rating is part of our pilot certificate that states the privileges and limitations - basically what a pilot can and cannot do.
We fly the Cessna 172 Skyhawk, which is a four-seat, single-engine plane, and the Cessna 152, a two-seat, single-engine plane. The cost and length of time to get a private pilot's license depends on the student: how fast they learn and how motivated they are.
I'm very happy where I am now but I would definitely love to fly corporate in the near future. I've always dreamed of flying with a company like NetJets, which has smaller business jets - the Gulfstreams or Falcons.
I just started a program called "Take to the Sky," with North Coast Air and Valley of the Moon Teen Center in Sonoma. It's a flight program where I'm trying to encourage young women to pursue their dreams, hopefully in aviation. To say, "You can do it. I've done it."
09/11/09 Edward Guthmann/San Francisco Chronicle, USA
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PermaLink We flew all year round in North Dakota. I've even flown in temperatures of minus 45 degrees with wind chill. It wasn't bad, actually.
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Malvika Matharoo, 24, is a native of Punjab, India, she grew up in the Middle Eastern nation Oman. Matharoo studied aviation at the University of North Dakota and moved to California in December 2007. She lives in Petaluma and works for North Coast Air in Santa Rosa.
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Malvika Matharoo, 24, is a native of Punjab, India, she grew up in the Middle Eastern nation Oman. Matharoo studied aviation at the University of North Dakota and moved to California in December 2007. She lives in Petaluma and works for North Coast Air in Santa Rosa.
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What do I like about flying? It's the joy and the adrenalin that you get from experiencing something so beautiful and phenomenal. It's almost unexplainable.
As a pilot, your preparation starts 24 hours in advance of a flight: getting a good night's sleep, eating right, checking the weather and runway conditions.
If you're going to a new airport you need to look at the airport diagram; study radio frequencies, runway lengths and directions; plan ahead which runway you might use by looking at the forecasted winds; look at charts to get an idea of the terrain around the airport.
The most important thing is to always be vigilant and familiar with your surrounding area. Because when you're flying, you need to always ask this one question: "If my engine quits right now where am I going to land?"
I'm a flight instructor at North Coast Air and my duties are to guide students and teach them how to fly. Help them get their licenses and ratings. A rating is part of our pilot certificate that states the privileges and limitations - basically what a pilot can and cannot do.
We fly the Cessna 172 Skyhawk, which is a four-seat, single-engine plane, and the Cessna 152, a two-seat, single-engine plane. The cost and length of time to get a private pilot's license depends on the student: how fast they learn and how motivated they are.
I'm very happy where I am now but I would definitely love to fly corporate in the near future. I've always dreamed of flying with a company like NetJets, which has smaller business jets - the Gulfstreams or Falcons.
I just started a program called "Take to the Sky," with North Coast Air and Valley of the Moon Teen Center in Sonoma. It's a flight program where I'm trying to encourage young women to pursue their dreams, hopefully in aviation. To say, "You can do it. I've done it."
09/11/09 Edward Guthmann/San Francisco Chronicle, USA
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Gulf Air recruits Aircraft Engineers in India
Gulf Air, the pan Gulf carrier in the Middle East region, owned by the Kingdom of Bahrain, has invited applications from Licensed Aircraft Engineers for the post of Duty Engineer to be based at Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai and Delhi.
According to the advertisement of the airline, the main duties of the Duty Engineer will be to:
04/11/09 Gulf Air
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PermaLink According to the advertisement of the airline, the main duties of the Duty Engineer will be to:
- Carry out all routine and non-routine maintenance of GF aircraft within the scope of the approval (including A&C and Avionics).
- Carry out all routine and non-routine maintenance on third party aircraft for which the jobholder is holding type approval (including A&C and Avionics).
- Carry out all routine and non-routine maintenance of Ground Handling Equipment.
- Perform duties when deemed necessary to meet with the schedule changes at short notices by accompanying aircraft for the purposes of carrying out both routine and non-routine maintenance.
- Travel when required for recovery of aircraft during an AOG (aircraft on ground) situation and as a flying spanner to handle pre-departure check for GF and other cusomer aircraft .
- Responsible for up keeping of the workshop, bonded store, office admin to ensure a clean, tidy and serviceable condition.
- Maintain the station manuals up-to-date as per Company requirements.
- Ensures accurate, timely debriefs of stations messages to Maintenance Control Centre on aircraft departure, technical delay, defect rectification, ADDs/MDDs raised and ETS during prolonged technical delay.
- Deputize for the Station Engineer when the need arises.
- College/university graduate with Aeronautical Engineering and holding a JAR66 or equivalent ICAO type II Licensed Aircraft Engineer.
- Minimum 3 years experience in the aviation industry as certifying engineer, with background in line and base maintenance.
- Minimum 2 full courses plus coverage on at least 2 types of aircraft with the Gulf Fleet B767-CF6, A320-CFM, A330-Trent and A340-CFM.
- Have good English language with good communication skills.
04/11/09 Gulf Air
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Kingfisher to lay off nearly 100 pilots
Mumbai: Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines is understood to have put close to 100 pilots, mostly trainees, on the chopping block on grounds of huge losses and capacity reduction.
These pilots have completed their probation and all endorsements, but the company has decided not to renew their service contracts in view of the huge losses and capacity reduction, sources told PTI here today.
Their contracts would not be renewed as and when they expire and hence the job cuts would be carried out in a phased manner, they said.
The pilots, who are planned to be phased out, belong to both Kingfisher and the erstwhile Air Deccan, the sources said, adding that they were grounded last year after the merger.
4/11/09 Press Trust of India
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PermaLink These pilots have completed their probation and all endorsements, but the company has decided not to renew their service contracts in view of the huge losses and capacity reduction, sources told PTI here today.
Their contracts would not be renewed as and when they expire and hence the job cuts would be carried out in a phased manner, they said.
The pilots, who are planned to be phased out, belong to both Kingfisher and the erstwhile Air Deccan, the sources said, adding that they were grounded last year after the merger.
4/11/09 Press Trust of India
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Jet to let 25 expat pilots go
Mumbai: Private carrier Jet Airways is understood to have decided not to renew 25 foreign pilots' service contracts, which are ending this month.
The pilots have been served 30-day notice stating that their services were not required at this stage, a Jet Airways source said in Mumbai on Tuesday.
The contract of these pilots ended in October, and the airline has decided not to renew their services further, the source added.
When contacted, the company spokesperson said the pilots have been offered the option of availing temporary leave from work till market conditions improve.
"Based on current requirement for cockpit crew of our Boeing 777 fleet, we have offered some expat pilots the option of having a claim on employment while being furloughed until further notice, in case the company requires their services at a future date," a Jet Airways spokesperson said.
The airline has around 163 expat pilots out of over 900 pilots engaged in the operations.
03/11/09 Financial Express
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PermaLink The pilots have been served 30-day notice stating that their services were not required at this stage, a Jet Airways source said in Mumbai on Tuesday.
The contract of these pilots ended in October, and the airline has decided not to renew their services further, the source added.
When contacted, the company spokesperson said the pilots have been offered the option of availing temporary leave from work till market conditions improve.
"Based on current requirement for cockpit crew of our Boeing 777 fleet, we have offered some expat pilots the option of having a claim on employment while being furloughed until further notice, in case the company requires their services at a future date," a Jet Airways spokesperson said.
The airline has around 163 expat pilots out of over 900 pilots engaged in the operations.
03/11/09 Financial Express
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Airnetz Aviation setting up Pilot training School
Mumbai: Being into the aviation business from last 2 years Airnetz has faced lots of enquiries about private pilot training program. In Mumbai there are two club provide this kind program. But training base is far away from Mumbai.
“We done research on this and we decided to develop this program” said Omkar Mestry. COO of Airnetz aviation.
So Airnetz aviation has signed MOU with Sky Aero sports aviation. It is based in Mangaoan 3 hours away from Mumbai. “Tie up withplayer like Airnetzaviation will help us to grow fast and reach more audience.” Said Capt. Akram Baig.
Airnetz going to incubate for this academy by raising fund and infrastructure. Airntz will be do all marketing and branding part. Operation will be handle by Sky aero sports aviation.
“We need world class training school near Mumbai city . Its our financial capital. Many student still prefer to go to other country like USA, Australia Etc. Because of student friendly facility, better infrastructure and less time span of course.” Said Ameya Gore. Spokesperson of Airnetz aviation.
For this proposed project Airnetz raising Rs.50 core. Airnetz planning to bring5 aircraft which will be use for training program.
AIRETZ Aviation Pvt. Ltd. is a pioneer in online marketplace and GDS system for fastest growing private jet, helicopter and turbo prop charter services company based in Mumbai with a fleet network of more than 200 aircrafts in India and over 1500 aircrafts worldwide.
01/11/09 India PRwire
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PermaLink “We done research on this and we decided to develop this program” said Omkar Mestry. COO of Airnetz aviation.
So Airnetz aviation has signed MOU with Sky Aero sports aviation. It is based in Mangaoan 3 hours away from Mumbai. “Tie up withplayer like Airnetzaviation will help us to grow fast and reach more audience.” Said Capt. Akram Baig.
Airnetz going to incubate for this academy by raising fund and infrastructure. Airntz will be do all marketing and branding part. Operation will be handle by Sky aero sports aviation.
“We need world class training school near Mumbai city . Its our financial capital. Many student still prefer to go to other country like USA, Australia Etc. Because of student friendly facility, better infrastructure and less time span of course.” Said Ameya Gore. Spokesperson of Airnetz aviation.
For this proposed project Airnetz raising Rs.50 core. Airnetz planning to bring5 aircraft which will be use for training program.
AIRETZ Aviation Pvt. Ltd. is a pioneer in online marketplace and GDS system for fastest growing private jet, helicopter and turbo prop charter services company based in Mumbai with a fleet network of more than 200 aircrafts in India and over 1500 aircrafts worldwide.
01/11/09 India PRwire
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Cabin crew aspiring girls deceived
Imphal: Cabin crew aspiring lasses from state have been allegedly deceived by fake agents.
The five candidates of the state who have fallen into the reported deception of bogus agents and academy, said a sum of Rs 1.5 lakh each has been taken from them.
The amount has neither been refunded nor were they given jobs as promised.
Speaking to reporters today at the Manipur Press Club hall here, the 'deceived' candidates said, many aspirants had responded to the advertisement through local newspapers that Livewell Aviation Training Academy, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi in collaboration with the 'Blue Flyers Academy,' New Checkon, Imphal is recruiting cabin crews for airlines.
The recruitment was advertised by Blue Flyers Academy in the newspapers on January 5 and 6 this year.
Based on the interview conducted by a representative of Blue Flyers Academy identified as Soibam Dean Martin, son of S Chaoyaima of Kwakeithel Thounaojam Leikai, five candidates were selected.
The interview was conducted at Hotel New Airlines, MG Avenue on January 6 and 7 .
Promising that the candidates will get employment in international airlines in the fourth month of their training, a sum of Rs 1.5lakh each was taken from the family members of the selected candidates.
The candidates were handed over an appointment letter each signed by S Dean Martin.
The candidates were earlier promised that the training period will be of four months.
However, once the training began, there was no end.
As the students had pressed for the early completion of the course, the Livewell Aviation Academy authority had made the students to appear an examination.
Among the five candidates from the state, only one candidate, Nirupama, was declared to have passed the examination.
Filled with suspicion on the move of the authority, the remaining candidates requested the authority to see the mark sheet, which was denied.
Later, they had also learnt that the selected candidate for cabin crew, Nirupama was offered a job as ground staff.
16/10/09 Hueiyen News Service/E-Pao.net
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PermaLink The five candidates of the state who have fallen into the reported deception of bogus agents and academy, said a sum of Rs 1.5 lakh each has been taken from them.
The amount has neither been refunded nor were they given jobs as promised.
Speaking to reporters today at the Manipur Press Club hall here, the 'deceived' candidates said, many aspirants had responded to the advertisement through local newspapers that Livewell Aviation Training Academy, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi in collaboration with the 'Blue Flyers Academy,' New Checkon, Imphal is recruiting cabin crews for airlines.
The recruitment was advertised by Blue Flyers Academy in the newspapers on January 5 and 6 this year.
Based on the interview conducted by a representative of Blue Flyers Academy identified as Soibam Dean Martin, son of S Chaoyaima of Kwakeithel Thounaojam Leikai, five candidates were selected.
The interview was conducted at Hotel New Airlines, MG Avenue on January 6 and 7 .
Promising that the candidates will get employment in international airlines in the fourth month of their training, a sum of Rs 1.5lakh each was taken from the family members of the selected candidates.
The candidates were handed over an appointment letter each signed by S Dean Martin.
The candidates were earlier promised that the training period will be of four months.
However, once the training began, there was no end.
As the students had pressed for the early completion of the course, the Livewell Aviation Academy authority had made the students to appear an examination.
Among the five candidates from the state, only one candidate, Nirupama, was declared to have passed the examination.
Filled with suspicion on the move of the authority, the remaining candidates requested the authority to see the mark sheet, which was denied.
Later, they had also learnt that the selected candidate for cabin crew, Nirupama was offered a job as ground staff.
16/10/09 Hueiyen News Service/E-Pao.net
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