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Autoflight Prosperity 4: This electric aircraft flew 250 km in a single charge, set a new world record

  Prior to Autoflight Prosperity 4, the previous record for the longest flight by an eVTOL was about 248.8 km, set in 2021 by California-based eVTOL developer Joby Aviation. Technology is advancing so fast that we are already starting to experience the world of the future. Till a few years back, people dreaming of electric vehicles have now come very close to experience flying cars. Many giant companies and startups are now working on flying vehicles and some of them have even made electric flying cars and successfully tested them in real life. Chinese air taxi developer Autoflight recently set a new world record with its electric flying vehicle by covering a distance of 250.3 kilometers on a single charge. Autoflight has informed that the company has flown its electric aircraft named Prosperity 4 about 250 kilometers on a single full charge. The company has also shared the video of this world record flight on its YouTube channel. In this video AutoFlight shows a complete flight in...
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Air India-Airbus-Boeing Deal: Jobs of more than 6,500 pilots will come with 470 aircraft, know full details

 


Air India has around 1,600 pilots to operate its fleet of 113 aircraft. In the recent past, there have been reports of flights being canceled or delayed due to crew shortage.


Air India will need more than 6,500 pilots to operate the 470 aircraft being bought from Airbus and Boeing in the coming years. The airline has placed orders for a total of 840 aircraft to expand its fleet as well as operations. This includes the option to buy 370 aircraft. This is the largest aircraft order placed by any airline.


Number of pilots in Tata group airlines

At present, Air India has around 1,600 pilots to operate its fleet of 113 aircraft. In the recent past, there have been reports of flights being canceled or delayed due to crew shortage. The airline's two subsidiaries, Air India Express and AirAsia India, have around 850 pilots to fly their 54 aircraft. On the other hand, Joint Venture Vistara has more than 600 pilots for 53 aircraft.


Total number of pilots more than 3000


Air India, Air India Express, Vistara and AirAsia India together have over 3,000 pilots to operate a combined fleet of 220 aircraft. Recent orders placed with Airbus include 210 A320/321neo/XLR aircraft and 40 A350-900/1000 aircraft. The orders given to Boeing include 190 737-Max aircraft, 20 787 aircraft and 10 777 aircraft.


30 pilots needed per plane

According to the agency, Air India is mainly taking the A350 for its long-haul routes or flights lasting more than 16 hours. The airline will need 30 pilots (15 commanders and 15 first officers) per aircraft. That is, only for A350, about 1,200 pilots will be required.


Jobs for pilots are coming


According to sources, 26 pilots are required for a Boeing 777. If the airline inducts 10 such aircraft, it will need 260 pilots. Similarly, for 20 Boeing 787, about 400 pilots will be required. In all, a total of 660 pilots would be required to include 30 large-sized Boeing aircraft. Similarly, an average of 12 pilots is required for a narrow-body aircraft. At least 4,800 pilots will be needed to include 400 such aircraft in the fleet.

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