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Pilot Demand Front Page of Major Indian Newspaper

The rapid air travel recovery, restoration of airline pilot salaries in India and hiring by new startup airlines in India has driven a strong demand for pilots which is making the front page news of one of India’s most important Newspapers ‘The Economic Times’. Below text taken from Economic Times article;

“As things now stand, the sector is staring at a huge shortage of trained, type-rated pilots and ramp engineers. Various estimates showed that about 400-600 commercial pilots graduate every year from various flying training schools in India, whereas the country would require 1,500-2,000 pilots per year to meet the rising demand for air travel. That will mean the industry will need about 10,000 pilots over the next five years in a ‘business-as-usual’ situation.

Top flying schools and a host of newly established FTOs (flying training organisations) have seen a 25-30% increase in demand for training of pilots, engineers and cabin crew.

“There is a big push coming from the government in promoting aviation academies, which can not only help meet the domestic demand for pilots but also make India a flying destination – even for foreign students,” said Captain Bhagvati president, Bombay Flying Club. “We have seen a 25-30% increase in inquiries for training of pilots, engineers and cabin crew and a 10-15% increase in admissions.”

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India’s Largest Airline Increases Pilot Salary by 8% Effective April

IndiGo, India’s low-cost airline and the country’s largest of its kind, has increased pilots salary by 8%. In an email to its pilots, Senior Vice President of IndiGo’s flight operations, Ashim Mittra, said “Now, as we have established continuous steady operations, on behalf of our managing director, the board of directors and the senior leadership team, I am pleased to announce an upwards revision of eight per cent in the salaries of all our pilots with effect from April 1.”

The airline further announced that there will be a follow up increase of 6.5 percent November this year as long as there will be no disruptions.

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Supposed B737MAX Simulator Deficiencies Results in Airline Having 90 Pilots Grounded

India’s Aviation Regulator – Directorate General of Civil Aviation – has grounded 90 SpiceJet pilots from flying its Boeing 737MAX aircraft after finding problems with the full flight simulator simulator they’d trained on.

A routine check of the simulator revealed deficiencies, and an investigation is underway to discover what caused them shared Arun Kumar, chief of India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Specifically the regulator found glitches with the flight controls and a strick shaker, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Boeing owned full flight simulator is located in New Delhi and was deployed last year to provide training infrastructure for both SpiceJet (155 B737MAX ordered) and the new airline Akasa Air (72 B737MAX ordered).

SpiceJet currently operates 11 B737MAX aircraft and has 560 pilots type rated to fly those aircraft – more than enough to not affect SpiceJet’s operation of the aircraft. The 90 pilots will continue to fly the B737NG aircraft  of which it operates 53.

“We have barred these pilots from flying Max and they have to retrain successfully,” Kumar said. “We will take strict action against those found responsible for the lapse.”

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Helicopter Training School of Indian Air Force Celebrates Diamond Jubilee

The Helicopter Training School of the Indian Air Force celebrated its diamond jubilee at Hakimpet Air Force Station where aerial displays were conducted.

Indian Air Force, via Twitter, shared the following during the special ocassion:

“On the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee of Chetak helicopter, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri and Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari released a special first day cover along with a coffee table book highlighting the journey of the helicopter over the past six decades.

“To commemorate Chetak helicopter completing 60 years of glorious service to the Nation, Helicopter Training School has organised a conclave on 02 Apr 22 at the National Industrial Security Academy Convention Centre, Secunderabad.”

“A synchronised flypast was carried out by the Suryakiran and Sarang Aerobatic teams, Light Combat Helicopter & Chetak helicopters.”

Source: Indian Air Force via Twitter

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Leading Indian Flight School Signs Two New Bases For Expansion

Chimes Aviation Academy, India’s premier aviation academy, has taken Neemuch and Shivpuri airfields on lease from the Government of Madhya Pradesh state. These will be Chimes’s second and third bases in the state.

Chimes Aviation will have the Neemuch airfield operational by December 2022 with the capacity to train upto a 100 cadets at any one time, with Shivpuri airfield to follow soon after Neemuch airfield is made operational.

CEO, Y.N. “Bobby” Sharma added: “We are very happy to continue to operate in Madhya Pradesh, as we feel the area is ideally suited to flying training and with the support of the local government we hope to be operational as soon as possible. We will be adding to the number of training aircraft flying under Indian skies by bringing in 10 brand new training aircraft to Neemuch to create what promises to be a world class institute to train the pilots who are to become the future of Indian aviation.”

Chimes Aviation is currently based out of Dhana Airstrip, Sagar District, Madhya Pradesh.

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