Women cadets being train at Chimes Aviation Academy’s Neemuch Airbase Gurugram (Haryana) [India], October 14: India’s commercial aviation sector has emerged as an important example of women’s growing participation in professional flying. According to IATA data, women account for approximately 15 per cent of India’s active commercial pilots, compared with roughly five to six per […]
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Dev Punj – Director, Chimes Private Limited | Vice President, Chimes Aviation Academy (CAA Gurugram (Haryana) [India], August 28: India is buying more aircraft than almost anywhere else on earth. Order books are growing fast, delivery slots are booked years in advance, and industry estimates put the country’s combined fleet commitments somewhere between 1,600 and 2,000 […]
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Inside the Cockpit: Multi-Engine Flight Training at Chimes Aviation Academy’s Neemuch Base New Delhi [India], August 3: India is now the world’s third-largest domestic aviation market, and the growth shows no sign of levelling off. Industry estimates put the requirement at 25,000–30,000 new pilots over the next decade, rising to 30,000–40,000 given India’s current aircraft […]
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Cadets in Training at CAA’s Neemuch Airfield Gurugram (Haryana) [India], July 21: Somewhere above the Arabian Peninsula right now, there is a good chance a pilot trained in the heartland of India – Madhya Pradesh, to be precise – has their hands on the controls of a jet flying across international skies. They may be […]
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Inside the cockpit of a Piper Archer DX, at Chimes Aviation Academy. Gurugram (Haryana) [India], June 27: India’s commercial aviation sector is in the midst of a structural transformation. Airlines are placing orders for hundreds of new aircraft, passenger numbers are surging, and regional connectivity under the UDAN scheme is opening up air routes at […]
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