Category: Civil Aviation

The country is going to add 1,000 aircraft over the next 7-8 years, a top government official said Tuesday. “We would be adding about 1,000 more aircraft in about next 7-8 years,” Ministry of Civil Aviation secretary, RN Choubey, said, adding that the country will be adding 100 more airports, and one billion trips in […]

India’s air passenger traffic is expected to grow six-fold to 1.1 billion and the number of operational airports increase to around 200 in 2040, according to Ministry of Civil Aviation’s vision document released Tuesday. India was the seventh largest aviation market with 187 million passengers — travelling to, from and within India — in financial […]

Qatar Airways will not buy a stake in Jet Airways as a substantial portion of the debt-laden Indian carrier is held by Etihad Airways, whose owner Abu Dhabi is an “enemy” of Qatar, its CEO Akbar al-Baker said on Tuesday. Abu Dhabi is part of the United Arab Emirates that cut ties with Qatar in […]

A military cargo plane crashed near the Iranian capital Tehran with 10 people onboard, state TV reported Monday. “The plane was a cargo Boeing 707 that overshot the runway during its landing,” Iran’s aviation organisation spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh told state broadcaster IRIB. Conservative news agencies Fars and Tasnim said it was a military cargo plane […]

Etihad Airways PJSC has agreed to raise its stake in Jet Airways India Ltd to 49 per cent as founder and chairman Naresh Goyal gives up majority control of the carrier, potentially paving the way for the rescue of the cash-starved company, according to television reports. BTVI television channel reported the Etihad stake increase Monday, […]

The newest airline in the Indian skies, Star Air, will commence commercial flights starting January 25. The airline is introducing non-stop flights from Bengaluru to Hubballi and Hubballi to Bengaluru. The flight from Bengaluru to Hubballi will depart at 7.35 am and arrive in Hubballi at 8.35 am. From Hubballi, the flight will depart at […]

The airline had previously told some lessors it would clear arrears by Dec 31, but was unable do so. Crisis talks between cash-strapped Jet Airways Ltd and aircraft lessors have failed to ease a row over late payments, prompting some lessors to explore taking back aircraft, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. In […]

With airlines in the country facing issues in Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus planes, Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu Friday said passengers’ safety has to be paramount and there is zero tolerance for any violation of relevant guidelines. He said that ensuring safety is a responsibility of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and “we have […]

The Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, is all set to get bigger and better. The operator, Bengaluru International Airport (BIAL), has drawn up a Rs 13,000 crore plan to further develop the airport by constructing a new terminal, a second runway and by expanding its access roads. Hari Marar, MD, BIAL, said the second runway will […]

India’s cash-strapped Jet Airways proposed to creditors that it would catch up with debt payments in arrears by September and from April would meet debt payments as they come due, according to a document seen by Reuters. Jet met with lenders, lessors and vendors in India on Tuesday to discuss its financial situation and a […]

Almost 640 flights were cancelled in Germany Thursday as security staff went on strike at three airports, meaning disruption for around 100,000 passengers. The number of flights blocked was more than half the 1,050 planned for Duesseldorf, Cologne-Bonn and Stuttgart. Duesseldorf — the country’s third-largest airport — said in a statement that 370 of Thursday’s […]

Air India’s Chairman and Managing Director Pradeep Singh Kharola on Wednesday announced a new bidding system through which a passenger can upgrade her seat from the economy class to the business class by paying an additional fare. “You have to bid for only the incremental amount. Whatever you have paid for the economy class ticket, […]