Former AirAsia pilot Gaurav Taneja, who is now a popular YouTuber, was in the news for his comments about his monthly income. In an interview with Raj Shamani, a motivational speaker and social media influencer, Mr Taneja claimed that he earns more than the CEO of AirAsia, the company that fired him in 2020.
Here are 5 facts about Gaurav Taneja:
1) Gaurav Taneja, who graduated from IIT Kharagpur in 2008, is a “certified nutritionist, a professional bodybuilder and an aviator.”
2) He is married to pilot Ritu Rathee Taneja and has two daughters. Mr. Taneja is also pursuing a law degree from Delhi University and completed the first semester of LLB last year.
3) Gaurav Taneja was fired from AirAsia in 2020, where he worked as a pilot. Through a post on X (formerly Twitter) in 2020, Mr Taneja revealed that the company had fired him for publicly accusing him of safety violations. He wrote: “I was fired from Airasia for raising safety concerns!”
I was fired from Airasia for raising safety concerns!
Now the same issues are being raised #DGCA to @AirAsiaIndian. Justice shall prevail! #Sabkeliye— Gaurav Taneja (@flyingbeast320) June 28, 2020
4) Mr. Taneja, who was already a part-time vlogger, shifted to full-time content creation during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now he is one of the most followed YouTubers in the country. He started his YouTube channel Flying Beast in December 2017, which has over 8 million subscribers.
5) He launched his fitness YouTube channel FitMuscle TV before Flying Beast. FitMuscle TV was launched in November 2016 and has approximately 3 million subscribers. Mr. Taneja launched his third YouTube channel Rasbhari Ke Papa in July 2020. It has 1.25 million subscribers.