From MiG-21 to ATR 72: Abhinandan Varthaman Trades the Cockpit of War for a Regional Airline
Posted on September 3, 2026 by Kanchan Bains
Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman has swapped fighter jets for turboprops. India’s best-known combat pilot has left the Indian Air Force and joined Fly91, a small regional carrier based in Goa, as a commercial pilot. He walked out of the IAF on March 31 this year, ending a 22-year career that took him from the National […]