Category: Civil Aviation

Offer waive-offs, refunds on ticket cancellations Indian airlines have decided to do their bit to support army personnel and civilians who were stranded at eight airports amidst rising tension between India and Pakistan. Vistara, Jet Airways, IndiGo and GoAir have decided to offer waive-offs on cancellation charges or full refund to the army personnel. The […]

For the second day in a row, six more aircraft of the debt laden Jet Airways have been grounded on Thursday. On Wednesday, seven aircraft were grounded due to the non-payment of amounts outstanding to lessors under their respective lease agreements. The debt-laden airline, along with Etihad Airways, had a meeting with SBI, the lead […]

Shares of Jet Airways fell by over 6 per cent on Thursday after the company said seven more aircraft have been grounded due to non-payment of lease rentals. Shares of the company dropped 6.15 per cent to Rs 211 on the BSE. On NSE, the shares slumped 6.30 per cent to Rs 210.15. So far […]

Shares of Jet Airways Ltd jumped as much as 6 per cent on Friday, a day after sources said that founder Naresh Goyal had agreed to step down as chairman. Goyal, who founded the full-service carrier 25 years ago, has also agreed to reduce his 51 per cent stake in the airline but would continue […]

Hundreds of international and domestic flights to and from Pakistan have been cancelled, stranding thousands of passengers Pakistan’s airspace for commercial flights will remain closed till Thursday midnight, the civil aviation authority announced as thousands of passengers have been stranded after flight operations were suspended across major airports in the country in the wake of […]

Indian airlines have decided to do their bit to support Army personnel and civilians stranded at airports amidst rising tension between India and Pakistan. Vistara, Jet Airways, IndiGo and GoAir have decided to offer waivers on cancellation charges or full refund to Army personnel. The same facility has been extended to flyers, who were stranded […]

The closure of Pakistan air space resulted in 12 flights arriving at and departing from Delhi being cancelled on Thursday. The flights affected by the closure of Pakistan air space included the SpiceJet flight from and to Kabul and the Fin Air flight. Pakistan closed its airspace to all international airlines on Wednesday forcing most […]

The low-cost carrier, AirAsia is transforming itself into a travel technology company through a slew of several initiatives including the launch of a new international technology centre in Bengaluru. “We are aspiring to become a technology company. We have a good partnership with Google. One of them is our migration to Google Cloud. So, we […]

Low-cost carrier AirAsia is transforming itself into a travel technology company through a slew of initiatives including the launch of an international technology centre in Bengaluru. “We are aspiring to become a technology company. We have a good partnership with Google. One of them is our migration to Google Cloud. So, we are putting the […]

An action-packed Thursday ended with Pakistan announcing that the captured Indian Air Force pilot will be released on Friday and India stating that it was a gesture in consonance with all Geneva conventions. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was captured on Wednesday after his MiG-21 Bison was shot down by the Pakistani forces. Pakistan Prime Minister […]

Amidst rising tensions between India and Pakistan, Jet Airways pilots have decided to call off a ‘Flight Safety Period’ and a black-band protest till further notice, according to the National Aviators Guild (NAG), the airline’s pilot body. The NAG had planned a black-band strike from March 1 over salary delays for several months. “All are […]

Air Canada and Jet Airways operate 18 flights weekly to India from Toronto Pearson Air Canada on Wednesday temporarily suspended its flights to India due to the closure of Pakistani airspace, amid escalating tensions between the two countries. Pakistan on Wednesday closed its airspace for commercial flights and suspended flight operations across major airports. India […]