Delhi airport’s newly constructed state-of-the-art arrival terminal at T1 has become operational with the arrival of domestic air passengers on Thursday. Delhi Airport’s Terminal 1 Arrivals has been built as part of its ongoing phase 3A expansion project, the large scale development and modernisation plan for Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO […]
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Ukraine shuts airports, warns of airspace danger amid invasion fears
The Ukrainian government is closing airports in eastern Ukraine from midnight through 7 a.m. because of the confrontation with Russia. Ukrainian aviation authorities also have declared some airspace in the east to be danger areas because of attempts by Russian aviation authorities to seize control of the airspace. Ukraine acted after Russia issued a ban […]
Pakistan, Turkey collaborate to develop 5th generation fighter jet: Report
Close allies, Pakistan and Turkey are collaborating on the development of a fifth generation fighter jet, a media report said on Wednesday. Temel Kotil, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) told Aaj News channel that Turkey and Pakistan were collaborating on the project. Air Vice-Marshal Dr Rizwan Riaz, Pro-Rector Research, […]
New arrival terminal at Delhi airport’s T1 to be operational from Thursday
The newly-constructed arrival terminal at T1 of the airport in the national capital will be operational from Thursday. The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), operated by DIAL, has three terminals — T1, T2 and T3. The state-of-the-art arrival facility is set to receive passengers from IndiGo’s flight from Goa, 6E-6532. It is scheduled to arrive […]
Indian Air Force to send 5 Tejas jets for multilateral air exercise in UK
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will participate in a three-week multilateral air exercise at Waddington in the UK from March 6 with a fleet of five Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA). The IAF said on Wednesday that ‘Cobra Warrior 22’ exercise is aimed at providing operational exposure and sharing best practices amongst the participating air […]
Philippines signs $624 million deal to purchase 32 Black Hawk helicopters
The Philippines signed a 32 billion-peso ($624 million) deal Tuesday to purchase 32 Black Hawk helicopters in the largest military aircraft acquisition contract under outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, defense officials said. Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana signed the deal with Janusz Zakrecki, president of Poland-based aerospace manufacturer PZL Mielec, to acquire the S-70i Black Hawks, which […]
Air India plane carrying 240 Indians from Ukraine lands at Delhi airport
An Air India plane carrying around 240 Indians from Ukraine landed at the Delhi airport at around 11.40 pm on Tuesday. Amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia, Air India operated a Boeing 787 aircraft to bring back Indians from the eastern European country. The flight AI 1946, which took off from Boryspil International Airport […]
Air India plane from Ukraine expected to land at Delhi airport after 10 pm
An Air India plane carrying more than 240 passengers from Ukraine is expected to land in the national capital after 10 pm on Tuesday, according to officials. The airline is operating a Boeing 787 aircraft to bring back Indians amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia. The flight AI 1946 is on the way to […]
Air India special flight departs from India to bring Indians from Ukraine
The special flight of Tata-owned Air India (AI) will take back Indian nationals, including students, who had registered for safe return from Ukraine (Boryspil) airport tonight. “The first special flight of Air India (AI-1946) out of the three to be operated from Ukraine to India will fly tonight with Indian nationals tonight,” an airline official […]
Air India operates flight to Ukraine; to bring back Indians amid tensions
Air India on Tuesday operated a Boeing 787 aircraft to Ukraine to bring back Indians amid rising tensions in the eastern European country. The aircraft, which has more than 250 seats, is expected to return to the national capital at around 10.30 pm on Tuesday, according to an airline official. The flight AI 1947 took […]
Vistara to ramp up manpower to 5,000 this year, says CEO Vinod Kannan
Vistara plans to significantly ramp up its staff strength to a total of 5,000 by the end of this year as the full service carrier focuses on increasing capacity utilisation, expanding fleet and further improving overall services. Currently, the airline has around 4,000 people. After being significantly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, including the third […]
Financial viability important for starting new overseas flights: Vistara
Amid rising oil prices, full service carrier Vistara’s chief Vinod Kannan on Tuesday emphasised that financial viability will be important in deciding on flying to new international destinations. Vistara, which commenced its international operations less than three years ago, currently flies to 11 overseas destinations. “For the remaining ones, I think it is really a […]