The government has decided not to go ahead with Air India stake sale in an election year and will provide required funds for its operations, a senior official said today. The decision comes less than 3 weeks after the proposed 76 per cent strategic stake sale in debt laden national carrier failed to attract any […]
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Civil Aviation
Singapore-based Scoot airline refuses to fly with special needs child of Indian-origin
A Singapore-based airline has refused to fly an Indian-origin couple travelling with their special needs child citing safety reasons, sparking an uproar online. Divya George, the mother of the five-year-old girl, posted online that the captain of budget-airline Scoot caused the commotion after he refused to allow the child to fly with an infant seat […]
Air India’s villas, apartments in Paris, London, Tokyo may be put for sale
The government has decided to further sweeten the deal for potential investors in Air India by making the national airline’s prime real estate across the world and in India part of the strategic sale. These properties, many of which are located in upmarket areas, are believed to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars at […]
Etihad Airways in red again, reports $1.52 billion loss for 2017
Etihad Airways reported a $1.52 billion loss for 2017 on Thursday, its second consecutive annual loss as the Middle East airline undertakes a major turnaround plan. The result compares with a prior year loss of $1.95 billion, which it restated from $1.87 billion. Etihad has been overhauling its strategy since 2016 with changes to top […]
Rising immigration to Gulf fueling air traffic in UP: Jet Airways
Rising immigration from Uttar Pradesh to the Gulf countries has emerged as a key factor for the robust international air traffic growth in the state. In 2017, UP had topped the list of Indian states in accounting for the maximum number of workers immigrating to the oil-rich Gulf countries. While international air traffic grew by […]
Green nod to Chennai airport expansion, AAI to spend Rs 2476 crore
An Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, has accorded environmental clearance for the Rs 2476 crore Chennai Airport expansion programme by Airports Authority of India (AAI). According to the minutes of meeting held on May 30, the Committee while clearing the project said the modernisation will be carried out within the existing […]
Air Odisha launches flights from Vizag to Jagdalpur via Raipur
Scheduled commuter airline Air Odisha today commenced services to Chhattisgarh from Andhra Pradesh with the launch of a flight to Jagdalpur from Visakhapatnam through Raipur. The services launched under the Udan regional connectivity scheme of the central government were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing, Air Odisha said in a release. With […]
Airlines in India spread their wings to escape airfare war at home
Indian airlines are turning to the international market in search of better returns as the intensifying fight for a bigger share of the world’s fastest growing domestic market – where price is king – drives down profits. While global airlines’ profits have been strong since 2015 – though with wide regional variations – Indian carriers […]
SpiceJet-Indigo collision averted at Varanasi Airport
A major mishap was averted at Varansi’s Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport on Tuesday between a SpiceJet and an IndiGo aircraft on the runway. The IndiGo aircraft was carrying 178 passengers and was about to take off for Mumbai. The SpiceJet flight inadvertently crossed the runway holding point. Noticing this, the Air Traffic Control alerted the […]
Narendra Modi’s plan to get million more Indians flying hits an air pocket
The slow pace of fitting out regional airports risks delaying Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious plan to launch more flights connecting smaller towns and cities and get millions more people using air travel. The programme, flagged off by Modi last year, aims to boost economic growth by refurbishing idled colonial-era airstrips or building newer airports, […]
Compressor issue in Rolls-Royce engine grounds Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Britain’s Rolls-Royce said on Monday a costly problem affecting the durability of a certain type of Trent 1000 engine had spread to another type and would require further inspections, affecting customer Boeing. Rolls has been battling to fix a problem with the compressor in the Trent 1000 package C engines that power Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner […]
Flying Air India? Shell out more for excess baggage from today
If you’re flying Air India, get ready to shell out more dough for excess baggage from today. The state-owned carrier from Monday will charge more if your luggage exceeds the permissible weight limit. The debt-laden airline + has revised its excess baggage charges by Rs 100 per kg to Rs 500 for domestic travels from […]