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Bureau of Civil Aviation Security to hire around 500 personnel

Country’s nodal aviation security body BCAS is in the process of hiring around 400-500 personnel, which would help it tide over the acute manpower shortage ahead of India’s aviation safety audit by the UN aviation watchdog ICAO.

Besides, the Finance Ministry has also given its go ahead to the Civil Aviation Ministry to induct 21 personnel at different levels in the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) as well, they said.

The ICAO audit, the third in last nine years, would take place in November this year and cover issues such as aerodrome operations, air traffic control, air navigation and aircraft investigation mechanism.
Revamping of the short-staffed BCAS is one of the key issues the government has to address before the aviation safety audit by the ICAO.

Govt in talks with plane makers to use GAGAN navigation system

The civil aviation ministry is in talks with aircraft manufacturers like Boeing and Airbus to implement the new GAGAN GPS-aided navigation system.
“All new aircraft might come with the GAGAN navigation system, but before that the instrument needs to be standardised… the work is going on,” said officials.
Though aircraft manufacturers are tight-lipped about the discussions, government officials said that if the talks go through, the new aircraft will do away with the radar-based navigation system. Each aircraft will cost at least a couple of crores extra with the new navigation system implemented in it.
However, officials said that mandating implementation of GAGAN in the existing planes owned and operated by carriers might not happen, as it would require grounding of aircraft for quite a long period of time. It would also require supplimental type certificate (which is required if any new instrument is introduced to an already running aircraft), which would further delay the process of implementation in existing aircraft.

Red eye flights : IndiGo starts from 15 Oct, SpiceJet plans for a few this winter
India's LCCs finally see some merit in launching late night/early morning domestic flights. This festival season, IndiGo is launching 42 new domestic weekly flights which will operate at late hours while SpiceJet is also planning some late flights during the upcoming winter schedule.
IndiGo will start these flights from 15 October between Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Bengaluru and Delhi-Chennai sectors. Flight 6E 154 from Mumbai to Delhi departs a 2 am in the morning of 16 October and its scheduled landing time is 4.10 am - this flights seems to be competing with a Jet Airways flight which departs Mumbai at 2.30 am and lands in the National Capital by 4.35 am. As of now, Jet is the only airline with any late domestic connections. Jet Airways currently operates 8 late night/early morning flights. A spokesperson said fares were generally lower for these flights but did not provide specific details

Air India is now recruiting Trainee Cabin Crew (Male/Female) for its requirement in Northern, Western, Eastern and Southern Regions on a fixed term engagement, for an initial period of five years and to maintain a wait list for future requirements.

Number of vacancies:
• Northern Region- Male: 17, FM: 200
• Western Region- Male: 11, FM: 58
• Eastern Region- Male: 15, FM: 3
• Southern Region- Male: 02, FM 35

Unmarried men and women below the age of 27 with a minimum educational qualification of 10+2 can apply. Maximum age is relaxable up-to 5 years in case of SC/ST and 3 years in case of OBC categories. And candidates who have three years’ Degree/Diploma in Hotel Management and Catering Technology from a Government recognized Institute will be given preference.\

A candidate can apply to only one of the above regions.
Applicants should be Fluent in English and Hindi. (Having fluency in any of the languages of the countries to which Air India operates will be an added advantage).

Physical standards
Height:
• Female – Minimum 160 cms.
• Male – Minimum 172 cms.

(Relaxation of 5 cms for SC/ST candidates & those from North East states & hilly states)
BMI:
Should be as per the CAR issued by the DGCA.
The normal range is 18-25 for men and 18-22 for women.

Vision:
• Near Vision: N/5 in better eye and N/6 in worst eye. Distant vision: 6/6 in one eye
& 6/9 in another eye Spectacles not allowed. Contact lenses up to + 2D permitted
Candidates, who have undergone lasik surgery for correction of
eyesight, will be considered provided they have undergone surgery prior to six months of the date of eligibility criteria.
• Colour Vision (Colour Blindness): Normal on Ishihara/Tokyo Medical College Chart.

Eligible candidates would be required to go through a Group Dynamics & Personality Assessment Test (GD & PAT) at the venues as decided by Air India. GD & PAT shall be conducted in phases and candidates who qualify the same and fall in the applicable zone of consideration, will have to appear for a Written Test.
For details regarding the documents required to apply, selection procedure, reservation quota, salary and perks of cabin crew etc, please read the detailed notification in the Air India website.

Unused Airports Across India to be Operationalised: Civil Aviation Minister

The government wants to develop strategies to operationalise unused airports in the country, civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapati Raju has said.

"There are around 31-32 airports in India which are not active today. There is one in Coochbehar (in West Bengal) as well. We want to develop strategies to operationalise them," Mr Raju said after a meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

He said the problem in some such airports is that the length of runways do not permit jets and this is where smaller aircrafts need to come into play.

The Chief minister said the state has been assured by the civil aviation minister that the maintenance work of new terminal of Kolkata airport will be completed within a period of 220 days.

There has been complaints of water leakage from the airport, she said adding that the Centre has been requested to complete the work related to Coochbehar airport faster.

I ran out of fuel,' says pilot of small plane that landed on I-595

Small plane lands on westbound I-595 The plane was on its wheels and appeared to have minimal, if any, damage.  The circumstances that led to the landing were not immediately known.

Extension of date for submission of application (ONLINE) for License Examination – Oct. 2015 Session