Govt to launch e-licences for pilots; India to be second country to do so for flight crew

Govt to launch e-licences for pilots; India to be second country to do so for flight crew

NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu will Thursday launch Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) “electronic personnel license (EPL) for pilots, making India the second country in the world to implement EPL for flight crew, according to the regulator. Digitising pilot licences will do away with the need of getting the same endorsed/renewed … Read more

Delta airlines flight crashes at Toronto Pearson International airport, ends up upside-down

Delta airlines flight crashes at Toronto Pearson International airport, ends up upside-down

A Delta Air Lines aircraft crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday and was found upside down. Emergency responders are attending to a situation. The images shared across aviation forums show the commercial aircraft, which departed from Minneapolis, overturned on its back on a snow-covered runway. The Delta aircraft was spotted inverted on Monday.The … Read more

‘Farthest US deportation flight in military plane’: US officials

Govt to launch e-licences for pilots; India to be second country to do so for flight crew

NEW DELHI: US authorities doubled down on the deportation of 104 Indian nationals with the border patrol chief releasing a video that showed Indian nationals, handcuffed and shackled, being hustled into a C-17 military aircraft.Asked why a military aircraft was used to deport Indians, a US embassy spokesperson, without going into details of the flight, … Read more

Baby in distress midair dies after international flight lands

Baby in distress midair dies after international flight lands

KOCHI: An 11-month-old baby, who experienced discomfort during an international flight, died despite being rushed to a hospital on Tuesday after arriving at Cochin International Airport from Bahrain with its mother.The infant, identified as Fezin Ahmmed of Malappuram, received primary medical assistance on the flight and was rushed to a private hospital at Angamaly around … Read more