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DGCA approves FSTC online courses

New Delhi. 06 August 2020. Classroom-based refresher training for Indian commercial pilots will move online for the first time with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) notifying…Read more ›

Tagged with: C-17 Globemaster, Capt D S Basraon, DGCA, FSTC, General Aviation, Indian commercial pilots

Drones to map India’s hinterland & border areas

By Sangeeta Saxena New Delhi. 21 July 2020. When William Lambton and his successors in the East India Company mapped the then India for the first time ,…Read more ›

Tagged with: Amber Dubey, Andrew Scott Waugh, border areas, DGCA, Drones, East India Company, FICCI, George Everest, Great Trigonometrical Survey, James Walker, Joint Secretary Ministry of Civil Aviation, land mafia leader, Lt General Girish Kumar(Retd.), Maharshi Veda Vyasa, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, MoCA, Surveyor General of India, SVAMITVA, UAVs, William Lambton

Lockheed Martin & India Chapter of Women in Aviation promote careers in aerospace for school girls

The initiative aims to support ongoing mentoring and remote engagement for middle and high school students to promote careers in aerospace and aviation New Delhi. 09 June 2020.…Read more ›

Tagged with: DGCA, Dr. Sarah Hiza, Fleet Ballistic Missile Programs, Lockheed Martin India, Mr. William L. Blair, Radha Bhatia, STEM, William L. Blair, Women in Aviation, Women in Aviation International

Lt. Gen AK Singh (Retd.) to join Air Works as Independent Director

New Delhi. 21 May 2020. Indian MRO Air Works announced the appointment of Lt. Gen. A K Singh (Retd.) as an Independent Director of the Company. The appointment…Read more ›

Tagged with: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Armed Forces, D Anand Bhaskar, DGCA, Ex GOC, Lt. Gen AK Singh, National Development Council

FSTC Hyderabad Training Facility inaugurated

Hyderabad. 12 March 2020. FSTC (Flight Simulation Technique Centre), a premier Aviation Training Establishment offering high quality training duly endorsed by DGCA and EASA, inaugurated its brand-new 8-bay pilot…Read more ›

Tagged with: CPL, DGCA, EASA, FSTC, K T Rama Rao, MoCA, Wings India 2020

Pratt & Whitney Customer Training Center in India Registers 10,000 Student Days of Training

Hyderabad. 12 March 2020. Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today announced a recorded 10,000 student days of training at its Customer Training…Read more ›

Tagged with: DGCA, EASA, Make in India, MSMEs, Pratt & Whitney, Skill India, Srikant Sinha, Wings India 2020

FSTC expands its Pilot Training In The Indian Subcontinent Region

Hyderabad . 11 March 2020. FSTC (Flight Simulation Technique Centre),endorsed by DGCA and EASA, will be participating at “Wings India 2020”, the flagship event of Civil Aviation organised by…Read more ›

Tagged with: AAI, ATO, DGCA, EASA, FICCI, FSTC, Wings India 2020

Indian Air Force motivates generations of women to fly with glory

An aspiring woman pilot interviews a former woman pilot of the Indian Air Force. ADU’s special interview where the interviewer for Women’s Day is a Class Xth aspiring…Read more ›

Tagged with: ADU, Cheetah, Chetak, DGCA, Evolet India, PARAKRAM, Women in Aviation & Defence

Indian MOD launches website on grant of permission for aerial photography/remote sensing survey

New Delhi. 06 January 2019. Indian Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh launched Ministry of Defence (MoD) No Objection Certificate (NOC) web portal www.modnoc.ncog.gov.in for undertaking aerial survey with the final permission of Directorate…Read more ›

Tagged with: Admiral Karambir Singh, Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria, Arun Kumar, Chief Of Air Staff, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, DGCA, Dr. Ajay Kumar, General Manoj Mukund Naravane, Latest News, Ministry of Defence, Rajnath Singh

DGCA launches Phase-1 services of e-GCA

New Delhi. 30 December 2019. Phase-1 services of the e-Governance (eGCA) project of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) was launched byPradeep Singh Kharola, Secretary, Ministry of Civil. Present…Read more ›

Tagged with: CPL-A, DGCA, eGCA, FRTOL, Ministry of Civil, Pradeep Singh Kharola, Regulators