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Saturday, September 15. 2007

Too Old To Fly, Send Them To India!

Seems the US has a mandatory retirement age for its pilots of 60. So what's an over the hill US pilot to do? Come to India of course, where the retirement age is 65. In fact, over 40 US pilots are flying aircraft in India according to The Times:

MUMBAI: In a practice that flies in the face of the rules of their home country, 40 US pilots over the age of 60 are flying passenger aircraft in India. In the US, they would not have been allowed to do so.

Apart from these 40 pilots, there are another 26 senior-citizen American pilots in the queue, awaiting approval from India’s aviation authority, according to sources. These pilots do not possess a valid licence to fly passengers, nor are they put through the rigorous annual medical examination that Indian pilots of their age have to compulsorily clear. The retirement age of pilots in India is 65.

Of the three airlines employing such pilots, two are major carriers operating long-haul international routes while the third is a low-cost domestic airline. "They are also rostered to operate international flights which is high-risk," said the source.

Those in the aviation industry warn that in event of an accident, the ramifications for India will be serious. "Such an accident could dent India’s aviation safety image," said Capt M Ranganathan, a Boeing instructor pilot. For instance, if a Boeing is involved in an accident, the aviation regulatory authorities of the country where the aircraft was manufactured — the US in this case — will be part of the investigations. The US’s Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board will require the US pilots to produce their licence for investigation. The only licence they can produce is the FAA one, which is not valid for flying passengers.

"Such an accident could dent India’s aviation safety image?" That seems a bit alarmist to us. Just because they're old, doesn't mean they're not skilled. In fact, skill over age has much to say for it. What do our readers think?

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Monday, September 3. 2007

Websites to Book Movie Tickets Online in Different Cities of India

If you want to catch up on the latest Bollywood release, but don't know whether tickets would be available on that day, then these links below to various online movie ticket booking websites of multiplexes would come in handy.

- PVR Cinemas
- Inox Movies
- Adlabs Cinemas
- Fun Republic Cinemas
- Fame Cinemas
- Wave Cinemas
- DT Cinemas for movie tickets in Gurgaon.
- Satyam Cineplexes for movie tickets in Delhi.
- BookEazy for movie tickets in Pune.
- Kyazoonga for movie tickets across various cities in India.
- Ask4Ticket.com for movie tickets in Surat.
- ITicket.in for movie tickets of smaller theatres in Bangalore.
- M2K Cinemas in Delhi
- Chankaya Cinema in Delhi.
- Prasadz Imax in Hyderabad.
- BookMyShow.com for movie tickets across various cities in India.

Posted by India Traveller in Cities, Travel Tips at 23:47 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

Friday, August 31. 2007

Weekend Visit from Bangalore: Mysore and Srirangapatnam

Places to visit over the weekend from Bangalore-Mysore and Srirangapatnam.

The city of palaces, temples, and gardens-Mysore is located at a distance of 135-km from Bangalore and is a 2-hour drive on the four lane Bangalore-Mysore highway.

Halt at Srirangapatnam, the town made famous by legendary warrior Tipu Sultan, on the Bangalore-Mysore highway (14-km from Mysore) to see Tipu Sultan's Dariya Daulat Bagh, and Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, from which the ancient town gets its name Srirangapatna-abode of Lord of the World.

Popular tourist attractions in Mysore are the Mysore Palace, Sri Chamundeshwari Temple on Chamundi Hills 10-km from Mysore, Nandi Bull Temple on Chamundi Hills, St. Philomena's Church, and Vrindavan Gardens.

It takes about two and a half hours to reach Mysore from Bangalore, and a one-day trip is sufficient to see the tourist attractions in Mysore and Srirangapatnam.

If you want to spend the afternoon soaking in the oriental delights of the Mysore Palace, with a Guide Book in hand and a Guide for company, then spare more than a couple of hours or even half a day; for those that are inclined towards paintings, arts, architecture, and design; for visiting Mysore Palace and halt for the night in Mysore.

Photos of Mysore visit. Please be patient for the images to load. I hope they are worth the wait.

View of the beautiful Dariya Daulat Bagh (Dariya Daulat means Wealth of the Sea) in Srirangapatnam, 14-km from Mysore, Karnataka.

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View of Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple at Srirangapatnam, near Mysore, Karnataka.

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View of Sri Chamundeshwari Temple on Chamundi Hills, Mysore. Chamundeshwari Devi is the presiding deity of the city of Mysore.

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View of the city of Mysore, on a rainy afternoon, from atop Chamundi Hills.

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Huge idol of Nandi Bull on Chamundi Hills, Mysore. Nandi, the Bull God, is the vehicle of Lord Shiva in Hindu mythology.

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View of Mysore from Chamundi Hills near the Nandi Bull temple.

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The majestic Mysore Palace.

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View of the famous Mysore Palace in Mysore, Karnataka, India.

Mysore is 135-km from Bangalore, two-and-a-half hours by road on the Bangalore-Mysore state highway.

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Front view of St. Philomena's Church in Mysore.

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Monday, August 27. 2007

Find Flights from Ranchi (IXR) to Kolkata (CCU) with Mobissimo Airfares Search

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Saturday, August 25. 2007

Find Hotels in Navi Mumbai (New Bombay) on Mobissimo India Hotel Search

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Friday, August 24. 2007

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Thursday, August 23. 2007

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