Tag: "Pilots"

Air India pilots and crew fight 30,000 ft

Air India pilots and crew fight 30,000 ft

October 4, 2009 | Comments (0)

New Delhi: Two members of the cabin crew—one male and one female—slugged it out with the pilot and co-pilot at 30,000 feet above sea level on Saturday. The cabin-vs-cockpit tiff originated on the ground in Sharjah itself and then turned into a full-blown fight once IC 884 took off soon after midnight. The cabin crew [...]

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Jet offers 50% reduced rate after pilots resume work

Jet offers 50% reduced rate after pilots resume work

September 14, 2009 | Comments (0)

Kolkata: For Jet, the 5-day strenuous standoff ended on Sunday morning with over 500 “sick” pilots reporting back to work. However, to make up for the losses and get back customers, Jet Airways is offering tickets at 50% reduced price on full economy fares for bookings made on Monday and Tuesday for travel until September [...]

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Jet Airways under serious trouble

Jet Airways under serious trouble

September 10, 2009 | Comments (0)

The 3 day ongoing conflict between Jet Airways with its pilots posing serious trouble for the carrier and the plan to raise $400 million to buy new aircrafts seems to be in jeopardy. Kapil Kaul, chief executive officer of the Indian unit of Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation said, “The last thing investors want to [...]

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Two Air India pilots grounded

Two Air India pilots grounded

September 6, 2009 | Comments (0)

Mumbai: The two pilots, S Jha and Prakash Bapat of Air India Mumbai-Riyadh flight with 213 passengers caught fire just before take-off have been kept away from duty pending enquiry. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation also launched an investigation. AI, however, did not deroster its cabin crew, which is also part of the on-going [...]

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