May 12
22

Pilot arrested at Buffalo airport with loaded gun in bag

Pilot arrested at Buffalo airport with loaded gun in bag

While it is possible to carry a loaded weapon on an aircraft , this privilege is restricted to certain approved individuals with the proper clearance.

There is also a specific procedure that must be followed in order to gain the proper permission to carry the weapon on any flight. Recently a Piedmont Airlines Pilot was caught carrying a gun onto his own flight without the required permit to do so.

The full article can be read here:  http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/05/piedmont-pilot-arrested-in-buffalo-with-loaded-gun-in-bag/1?csp=34travel

A Virginia-based Piedmont Airlines pilot was arrested today at the Buffalo airport for trying to bring a loaded .357 Magnum aboard a LaGuardia-bound flight.

Authorities said he had flown seven other flights since Wednesday with the gun in his bag, the Buffalo News says.

Brett Dieter, 52, of Barbersville, Va., was charged after a Transportation Security Administration screener spotted what appeared to be a handgun concealed in his carry-on this morning. The bag apparently did not pass through X-ray screening Wednesday in Charlottesville, Va., where he piloted a flight to LaGuardia. Piedmont is a subsidiary of US Airways.

(via Instapaper)

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May 12
9

Why Air India Pilots’ are Striking?

At present a large majority of pilots from Air India are engaged in a form of industrial action called a sickout.  By Monday evening about 100 pilots had called in sick resulting in the cancellation of many Air India international flights. As Air India had just received a massive financial bailout from the government recently, it is incomprehensible to some that the pilots would take such reckless action jeopardizing  the sustainability of the airline.

The reason for Air India's pilots actions can be understood with a little background information.  Back in 2007 Air India merged with Indian Airlines combining domestic and international operations. Although the companies have merged the pilot groups remain separate. 

Being one of the first customers to receive the Boeing B787 Dreamliner, AI has decided that it will only be flown by pilots from the Indian Airlines group, determining that Air India pilots will not get the opportunity to fly this aircraft type. With this particular aircraft believed to be the plane of the future, AI pilots believe that their long term job security is being jeopardized with this decision and is using industrial action as their claim has been rejected by the apex court.

Following is an excerpt from an Economic Times article. Click here to read the full story : http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/pilots-strike-government-threatens-to-shut-air-india-international-flights/articleshow/13045136.cms

NEW DELHI: Erstwhile Air India pilots are threatening to strike work but the government may not be ready to play ball this time. The pilots threatened to go on strike from Monday night, minutes after their talks with the airline management and aviation ministry failed on the issue of training for the Boeing-787 Dreamliner. The ministry, toughening its stand, has warned that it will shut international flights of the airline if the strike snowballs and will take strict action against the agitating pilots. Sources in the 500-strong AI pilots’ union, Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG), said about 100 pilots had reported sick by 9pm on Monday and the number may swell to 250 by Tuesday.

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