Jet Pilot Strike

At a time when good news seems hard to come by, Russians are hailing a pilot who safely landed an Airbus A321 in a cornfield Thursday after the jet struck a flock a seagulls on takeoff and lost power in both engines.

IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who spent some days in Pakistani custody when his MiG-21 was shot down in a dogfight with PAF jets a day after the February 26 Balakot strike, appeared in high spirits posing with colleagues and other servicemen.

Banks remain reluctant to infuse an emergency funding of Rs 1500 crore into Jet Airways, which the teetering airline has sought to stay afloat as it faces a severe cash shortage.

The proposed strike by Jet Airways pilots and engineers has been deferred in view of a meeting today between the airline management and the State Bank of India. The two sides have been discussing a Rs.1,500-crore loan since last month as part of a rescue deal.

Jet Airways has delayed payments to pilots, suppliers and lessors for months and defaulted on loans after racking up more than $1 billion in debt. Once India's leading full service carrier, Jet Airways struggled to compete with low-cost carriers in recent years.

Indebted carrier Jet Airways will pay December salaries to pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers but for now cannot pay more recent overdue wages, its chief executive said on Saturday after pilots threatened to strike over payment delays. Jet Airways has delayed payments to pilots, suppliers and lessors for months and defaulted on loans after r...

Disappointed over non-clearance of pending dues, Jet Airways pilots on Friday reiterated that they will stop flying from April 1.

Jet Airways' pilots have threatened to stop flying from April 1 if the cash-strapped airline does not have a rescue plan in place by March 31, a trade union said on Tuesday. The airline's pilots union has also said that it seeks a proper roadmap from the airline by March 31 on paying their overdue salaries. "We have decided that either the manageme...

Pakistan today said that it is willing to consider returning the Indian Air Force pilot it captured if this leads to de-escalation in tensions between the two countries. The pilot was captured yesterday after an aerial combat between Indian and Pakistani fighter planes.

The MiG-21 Bison fighter jet of the Indian Air Force that shot down an advanced American-origin F-16 of the Pakistani Air Force today was a highly upgraded version of the Vietnam-era Soviet jet. A common thing between the two fighter jets is that both have been continuously upgraded and have seen extensive combat use by nations that purchased them ...

Hours after Pakistan said that it captured two Indian Air Force pilots today, its military went back on the claim to clarify that it has "only one" in custody. Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted a photograph of the pilot who was shot down earlier in the day, along with a caption that read: "There is only one pilot under Pakistan Army's custody."

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for dialogue with India, hours after a Pakistani F-16 jet crossed the Line of Control and was engaged by Mig-21 Bison aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

An Indian pilot who was declared "missing in action" after an Air Force fighter jet shot down a Pakistani aircraft targeting military installations in India, is in Pakistan's custody, the government has confirmed. Pakistan had earlier on Wednesday claimed it had captured the pilot, as a video circulated by Pakistani accounts showed a man in uniform...

IAF Strike At Balakot, Pakistan: Pakistani claims of shooting down Indian fighter jets were denied by India, saying "all our pilots are accounted for" after Pakistan claimed in a statement that strikes across Line of Control are "from within Pakistani airspace."

An Indian Air Force (IAF) Jaguar aircraft has crashed in Gujarat's Kutch, killing the pilot. Reports suggest the plane flew from the Jamnagar air base and crashed near a village.

At a time when good news seems hard to come by, Russians are hailing a pilot who safely landed an Airbus A321 in a cornfield Thursday after the jet struck a flock a seagulls on takeoff and lost power in both engines.

IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who spent some days in Pakistani custody when his MiG-21 was shot down in a dogfight with PAF jets a day after the February 26 Balakot strike, appeared in high spirits posing with colleagues and other servicemen.

Banks remain reluctant to infuse an emergency funding of Rs 1500 crore into Jet Airways, which the teetering airline has sought to stay afloat as it faces a severe cash shortage.

The proposed strike by Jet Airways pilots and engineers has been deferred in view of a meeting today between the airline management and the State Bank of India. The two sides have been discussing a Rs.1,500-crore loan since last month as part of a rescue deal.

Jet Airways has delayed payments to pilots, suppliers and lessors for months and defaulted on loans after racking up more than $1 billion in debt. Once India's leading full service carrier, Jet Airways struggled to compete with low-cost carriers in recent years.

Indebted carrier Jet Airways will pay December salaries to pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers but for now cannot pay more recent overdue wages, its chief executive said on Saturday after pilots threatened to strike over payment delays. Jet Airways has delayed payments to pilots, suppliers and lessors for months and defaulted on loans after r...

Disappointed over non-clearance of pending dues, Jet Airways pilots on Friday reiterated that they will stop flying from April 1.

Jet Airways' pilots have threatened to stop flying from April 1 if the cash-strapped airline does not have a rescue plan in place by March 31, a trade union said on Tuesday. The airline's pilots union has also said that it seeks a proper roadmap from the airline by March 31 on paying their overdue salaries. "We have decided that either the manageme...

Pakistan today said that it is willing to consider returning the Indian Air Force pilot it captured if this leads to de-escalation in tensions between the two countries. The pilot was captured yesterday after an aerial combat between Indian and Pakistani fighter planes.

The MiG-21 Bison fighter jet of the Indian Air Force that shot down an advanced American-origin F-16 of the Pakistani Air Force today was a highly upgraded version of the Vietnam-era Soviet jet. A common thing between the two fighter jets is that both have been continuously upgraded and have seen extensive combat use by nations that purchased them ...

Hours after Pakistan said that it captured two Indian Air Force pilots today, its military went back on the claim to clarify that it has "only one" in custody. Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted a photograph of the pilot who was shot down earlier in the day, along with a caption that read: "There is only one pilot under Pakistan Army's custody."

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for dialogue with India, hours after a Pakistani F-16 jet crossed the Line of Control and was engaged by Mig-21 Bison aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

An Indian pilot who was declared "missing in action" after an Air Force fighter jet shot down a Pakistani aircraft targeting military installations in India, is in Pakistan's custody, the government has confirmed. Pakistan had earlier on Wednesday claimed it had captured the pilot, as a video circulated by Pakistani accounts showed a man in uniform...

IAF Strike At Balakot, Pakistan: Pakistani claims of shooting down Indian fighter jets were denied by India, saying "all our pilots are accounted for" after Pakistan claimed in a statement that strikes across Line of Control are "from within Pakistani airspace."

An Indian Air Force (IAF) Jaguar aircraft has crashed in Gujarat's Kutch, killing the pilot. Reports suggest the plane flew from the Jamnagar air base and crashed near a village.