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India: lack of pilots and the planes remain at ground

Alarm bell for the whole world of civil aviation

The growth of the Asian market and the consequent increase in the number of available air connections are creating many problems for some airlines, both financially and as regards personnel. One of those worst hit is the Indian low-cost IndiGo that is cancelling about 30 flights a day because of the few pilots available, effectively obliging those under contract with exhausting and higher shifts -according...

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Delhi, India, 02/14/2019 12:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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