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Image used for representation. (Photo: Twitter/SpiceJet)The domestic aviation regulator DGCA had recently fined SpiceJet for training pilots in faulty simulatorIANS Last Updated:June 07, 2022, 13:50 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Low-cost airline SpiceJet said that 90 barred pilots will undergo re-training after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) imposed a Rs 10 lakh fine on the carrier. The domestic aviation regulator had recently fined the carrier for training pilots on faulty simulators. The DGCA had barred 90 SpiceJet…

Getty ImagesHell hath no fury like an American Airlines pilot who wishes they were flying for a different airline.This seems the troubling conclusion as American's pilots continue the battering of their own management.In public. Yes, even on social media.The pilots' union, the Allied Pilots Association, has consistently been adorning Twitter and YouTube with messages that suggest you may not want to fly American Airlines this summer.Surely a misinterpretation, you might think. But what would you make of the pilots…

With the release this past weekend of the most anticipated sequel from the `80s, Top Gun: Maverick, here at The Beat we thought that we could put together a list of the best Top Gun-like comic book characters that could jump in a cockpit and give Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell a run for his money. While there are a lot of characters that know how to pilot a plane, these characters know how to “…turn and burn!” Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) Call sign: “Highball” First appearance: Showcase #22, October 1959 Hal Jordan…

Nine pilots and 32 cabin crew members failed their pre-flight alcohol tests between January 1 and April 30, India’s aviation regulator DGCA said on Tuesday. “Of them, two pilots and two cabin-crew members have been suspended for a period of three years for being positive for the second time,” the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement. The remaining seven pilots and 30 cabin-crew members were suspended for three months as they tested BA (breathalyzer) positive for the first time, it added.…

Boeing 777ER United Airlines. Aircraft to Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport.Massimo Insabato | Mondadori Portfolio | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines and its pilots' labor union have reached an agreement on new contract terms, the first of the major carriers to strike a deal since the start of the pandemic. The crisis roiled the industry and exacerbated a pilot shortage and training backlog.The Air Line Pilots Association and United didn't disclose the terms of the deal on Friday, but they will likely include higher pay and…