Category: Civil Aviation

Amid soaring tensions in the Middle East, Air India flights on Saturday avoided the Iranian airspace, according to a TOI report. Air India AI 161, which took off from Delhi at 4.30 am did not overfly Iran and took an alternate route to London. This comes a day after the Ministry of External Affairs “advised” […]

Due to adverse weather conditions, as many as 22 flights scheduled to land at the Delhi airport on Saturday afternoon were redirected, reported ANI. Of these 22 flights, 8 were diverted to Lucknow, 9 to Jaipur, 2 to Chandigarh, and 1 each to Varanasi, Amritsar, and Ahmedabad.

Employees of Vistara will get clarity on their work roles in the integrated entity of Air India by May and June, the airline’s CEO Vinod Kannan told employees on Saturday. The Tata group is merging Vistara into Air India, which they acquired two years ago as part of restructuring their aviation business.

New Delhi: Several leading airlines have cancelled flights to Iran and restricted use of Israeli and Iranian airspace amid rapidly escalating tensions in West Asia. Planes of Indian airlines like Air India, Vistara and IndiGo have begun avoiding Iranian airspace while Lufthansa has extended a suspension on flights to and from Tehran.

New Delhi, Stakeholders, including the Digi Yatra Foundation, are working on ways to address tailgating at airports through the Digi Yatra gates, an issue that has been flagged by aviation security watchdog BCAS, according to officials. Digi Yatra, which uses Facial Recognition Technology (FRT), provides contactless and seamless entry into airports through e-gates. Broadly, tailgating […]

In response to the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, Air India has decided to temporarily suspend flights to Tel Aviv. The airline announced that direct flights between Delhi and Tel Aviv will be halted for the time being. Air India typically operates four weekly flights between the Indian capital and the Israeli city. The […]

The proposed conversion of Terminal 2 (T2) at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport into an all-international terminal has been postponed to early next year. Sources familiar with the matter told TOI that Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has decided to delay the conversion in order to avoid a repeat of the challenges faced during […]

Amid the ongoing crisis which has led to cancellations of nearly 150 flights of Vistara, two pilot unions penned a letter to Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekharan asking the need to recognise concerns expressed by the airline pilots across various Tata Group aviation entities. “We urge Tata Group leadership to engage in constructive dialogue with […]

In a recent letter to Air India employees, CEO Campbell Wilson expressed gratitude for their hard work and dedication, which he credited for the airline’s progress over the past year. He also announced that the annual appraisal cycle is currently underway and will be retroactively effective from April 1.

Full-service carrier Vistara expects operations to normalise by May as the flight disruptions mainly caused by a stretched roster for pilots are getting addressed, its CEO Vinod Kannan said on Friday. He also said the concerns raised by the pilots are being reviewed and discussed by the airline. The Tata Group airline cancelled many flights […]

NEW DELHI: India has set in motion a plan to unify its airspace under a single command to cut emissions, reduce costs for airlines and improve safety by reducing the workload of air traffic controllers and pilots. When implemented, airspace over India and the adjoining oceanic areas covering over 2.8 million square nautical miles – […]

Air India hired more than 5,700 employees, including over 3,800 flying crew, in the financial year ended March 31, as part of the five-year transformation plan to revive the fortunes of the airline. As part of expanding its presence, the carrier launched 16 new routes, including 11 international ones, in the last financial year. It […]