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TO KEEP FLYING: The Indian Air Force is 800 officers short and struggles to retain employees.

TO KEEP FLYING: The Indian Air Force is 800 officers short and struggles to retain employees.

100 IAF pilots unhappy with job, want to quit

Unhappy with the career prospects in the Indian Air Force (IAF), over 100 of its pilots have sought premature retirement in the last one year. "Around 101 pilots of the IAF have applied for grant of premature retirement during the last one year. The broad reasons furnished by the applicants for grant of the premature retirement are supercession, lack of career progression, medical and compassionate grounds," Defence Minister A K Antony told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.

A ROYAL MESS: Barbora said red-tapism and Government inefficiency are jeopardising defence.
ON THE STAND: IAF Vice Chief Air Marshal PK Barbora offered his apologies if anyone
GENDER BIAS? IAF chief says they can have women fighter pilots for show but can
ALL MEN FORCE: Senior IAF officer says women will have to wait to be fighter pilots.
TALKING DEFENCE: Air Chief Marshal P V Naik speaking at a CII event in New Delhi.
CRASH LAND: An IAF MiG-27 fighter jet crashed on a routine training sortie on Friday.

Detained US airplane leaves Mumbai

Mumbai International Airport authorities had to force the aircraft to land on Sunday.

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ALL CLEAR NOW: The US military aircraft was detained for over six hours on Sunday.
ON HOLIDAY: The chartered Boeing 767 was carrying 205 US Marines from UAE to Thailand.
HALTED: The flight was reportedly carrying some US marines on a holiday to Bangkok. (Representative pic)
TOEING THE LINE: Manmohan Singh reiterated Rahul Gandhi
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