India’s Akasa Air is confident that deliveries of its ordered Boeing 737 MAX jets will be on time, its CEO said, despite concerns over the U.S. planemaker’s production schedule for 737s amid intense scrutiny after a mid-air incident this year. India’s newest airline in January announced an order for 150 Boeing 737s, as it bets […]
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Wilmington Trust approaches NCLAT, files Insolvency appeal against SpiceJet
Aircraft lessor Wilmington Trust SP Services has moved NCLAT, filing an appeal against an earlier order of NCLT, which had dismissed its insolvency plea against low-cost carrier SpiceJet. Wilmington Trust’s petition has been listed for hearing on Thursday before a bench headed by the Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal […]
Air India has changed since its takeover by Tata Group, says CEO Campbell Wilson
NEW DELHI: Air India has seen a cultural transformation after its takeover by the Tata Group, triggered by infusion of new employees and training, managing director Campbell Wilson said. The takeover of the airline has seen Air India hire new employees and part with some of the older staff. The average age of employees has […]
InterGlobe stock price up 1.35 per cent as Sensex slides
Shares of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. rose 1.35 per cent to Rs 3292.0 at 10:00AM hours (IST) on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, the stock saw a gap up start to the session. As per data available on BSE, total traded quantity on the counter stood at 18,546 shares with a turnover of Rs 6.13 crore […]
Air India Express to operate non-stop flights to Kochi, Imphal from Kolkata in April
Kolkata, Air India Express, a subsidiary of Air India, is all set to begin non-stop flights to Imphal and Kochi from Kolkata this April, an airline official said. “The flights to Imphal will operate daily, while those to Kochi will fly six days a week,” he said. The flight from Kolkata to Imphal will depart […]
IndiGo to start direct flight from Bengaluru to Lakshadweep from March 31
IndiGo on Monday announced a direct flight between Bengaluru and Agatti starting from March 31, enhancing air connectivity to Lakshadweep. Agatti will be the 88th domestic and 121st overall destination in the IndiGo network. The services between Bengaluru and Agatti will commence from March 31, the airline said in a release.
Flying to Southeast Asia gets easier with more flights, easy visa rules
India’s airlines are preparing to increase flights to Southeast Asian destinations which are emerging as new hubs for Indian outbound travel as countries ease visa rules and sign new air service agreements with New Delhi. Just before the onset of the summer travel season, India and Thailand last week finalised an agreement that will allow […]
InterGlobe shares rise 0.81% as Sensex slides
Shares of the InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. traded at Rs 3229.5 on BSE at 10:40AM (IST) on Monday, up 0.81 per cent from previous close. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 1810.45 and a high of Rs 3318.4.
Regional airline FLY91 expects to have 350 staff in first year of operations
Regional airline FLY91, which will commence its commercial flights on March 18, will have around 350 staff at the end of the first year of operations and aims to break even within two years, according to a top executive. The Goa-based airline currently has two ATR 72-600 planes in its fleet and four more aircraft […]
Regional airline FLY91 expects to have 350 staff in first year of operations
Regional airline FLY91, which will commence its commercial flights on March 18, will have around 350 staff at the end of the first year of operations and aims to break even within two years, according to a top executive. The Goa-based airline currently has two ATR 72-600 planes in its fleet and four more aircraft […]
Boeing plane found to have missing panel after flight from California to southern Oregon
A post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on a Boeing 737-800 that had just arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on Friday after flying from San Francisco, officials said, the latest in a series of recent incidents involving aircraft manufactured by the company. United Flight 433 left San Francisco at 10:20 a.m. and landed […]
Domestic air traffic growth slows to 4.8% in February
Growth of domestic air traffic has slowed down to 4.8% in February, compared to the same month last year. Domestic airlines carried around 12.6 million passengers last month, compared to 12.06 million flyers in February 2022, data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation showed.