https://www.scmp.com/rss/523844/feed The latest news and top stories on the Federation of Indian Pilots. A Mumbai-based professional association, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) is dedicated to enhancing flight safety and advocating for pilots’ interests in India. Its main areas of focus include improving professional knowledge, conducting research in aviation medicine and safety and providing academic qualifications. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters India capped airfares on Saturday as hundreds of passengers gathered outside Bengaluru and Mumbai airports after IndiGo cancelled 385 flights on the fifth day of a crisis at the country’s biggest airline that has crippled air travel. IndiGo has cancelled thousands of flights this week due to a shortage of pilots after it failed to plan adequately for new rules limiting pilots’ work hours. The government responded on Friday, announcing special relief for the carrier and the operation of... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3335459/india-caps-airfares-indigo-crisis-hits-5th-day-stranding-hundreds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3335459/india-caps-airfares-indigo-crisis-hits-5th-day-stranding-hundreds?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:25:28 +0000 Reuters Reuters India’s civil aviation minister denied on Tuesday there was any “manipulation” in an official investigation into the crash of an Air India Dreamliner in June, after the father of the flight’s captain complained about the actions of investigators. It was the first official reaction to a complaint by Pushkar Raj Sabharwal sent to a pilots’ union last month, in which he said investigators had visited his home and implied that his son had cut the fuel to the plane’s engines after... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3328156/air-india-crash-probe-denies-manipulation-amid-captains-fathers-plea?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3328156/air-india-crash-probe-denies-manipulation-amid-captains-fathers-plea?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:47:18 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press India’s leading body of pilots has asked the civil aviation regulator to inspect all Boeing 787 Dreamliners operating in the country for electrical issues after one of the planes abruptly deployed an emergency power system mid-air over the weekend. The device, a small propeller that acts as a backup generator and is known as the ram air turbine, or RAT, normally would be activated when an aircraft’s engines lose power, its hydraulic systems register critically low pressure or its electrical... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3328065/indian-pilots-demand-answers-after-boeing-787-mid-air-power-scare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3328065/indian-pilots-demand-answers-after-boeing-787-mid-air-power-scare?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Oct 2025 01:22:53 +0000 Reuters Reuters The father of the crashed Air India flight’s captain said officials from India’s accident investigation bureau visited him last month and implied his son cut the fuel to the plane’s engines after take-off, correspondence obtained by Reuters showed. Pushkar Raj Sabharwal, 91, emailed the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) last week to say that Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) officials had visited him at home on August 30 “under the pretext of offering condolences”, and implied his... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3326877/air-india-crash-grieving-father-captain-says-son-blamed-fuel-cut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3326877/air-india-crash-grieving-father-captain-says-son-blamed-fuel-cut?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:01:21 +0000