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Gulf Air to recruit Bahrain Air pilotsBahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air in a major move has started recruitment of all Bahraini pilots who have been affected by the closure of Bahrain Air in line with nationalisation strategy. Gulf Ai More… |
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Emirates, Boeing launch pilot training programJeppesen, a unit of Boeing Flight Services, has joined hands with Dubai-based Emirates Aviation College, the academic wing of Emirates, to launch the first joint aviation authorities (JAA)-licensed pilot training program in the UAE. The pr More… |
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Syrian MiG pilot defects to JordanA Syrian air force pilot defected to Jordan on Thursday, landing his MiG-21 jet fighter at a military airbase and asking for political asylum, Jordanian officials said. The defection is first involving an aircraft since the start of the up More… |
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Bahrain inks hitech pilot training dealBahrain-based Gulf Aviation Academy, in association with Tamkeen, has signed a BD4 million ($10.6 million) deal with one of the world's top pilot colleges to train up to 120 Bahrainis as part of the Kingdom's cutting-edge pilot t More… |
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India 'requires 2,000 pilots urgently'A research group pegs Indian aviation, growing at 18.4 per cent, as the ninth biggest market in the world, but pilots quitting Air India and Kingfisher may stall its pace. Debt and prolonged underperformance are not the only things nagging More… |
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Global aviation sector set for turbulent timesThe global aviation sector is all set for turbulent times, with an escalating shortage of pilots, which has raised safety concerns and is playing havoc with flight schedules, experts have warned. The scramble to lure the best will int More… |
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Gulf Air's senior Bahraini pilot retiresThe senior most Bahraini pilot with Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national carrier, has retired from service after 33 years of service with the airline. Captain Abdul Sattar Al Alawi was given a farewell at an event at the Gulf Air headquarters, whi More… |
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Gulf Air flight from KL diverted after pilot feels sickGulf Air flight GF281, travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Bahrain yesterday, made an unscheduled landing at Muscat, Oman after the captain took the precautionary decision to divert the aircraft soon after he began to feel ill six hours into the journ More… |
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Lufthansa flights hit as pilots start 4-day strikeHundreds of flights of German flag carrier Lufthansa were cancelled after about 4,000 pilots went on a strike on Monday. Lufthansa said in a statement: 'We hereby confirm that the strike, which was initiated by the Vereinigung Coc More… |
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Lufthansa pilots plan strike next weekPilots at German flagship airline Lufthansa said they would hold a four-day strike starting on Monday in a dispute over pay and job security. Pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) said on Wednesday that 94 percent of its members had approv More… |
