Category: Civil Aviation

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought response of Air India on a plea by one of its pilots, who has flown several evacuation and relief flights to different countries during the COVID19 pandemic, seeking direction to the carrier to accept his request for withdrawing his resignation. The petitioner, who was serving as a […]

New Delhi: Lack of social distancing by other passengers is a top concern among flyers, stated a survey by IndiGo NSE 0.26 % on Thursday that was conducted online between June 20 and June 28 among 25,000 travellers. The survey found that air transport is considered the safest form of travel by a wide margin […]

Mumbai: Indian airlines are staring at a revenue loss of Rs 1.1-1.3 lakh crore over three financial years, including the current fiscal, due to the coronavirus pandemic which has led to visa and travel restrictions, thereby severely affecting aviation industry across the world, according to a report. Airlines are unlikely to recoup this loss as […]

As Air India looks at ways to cut cost, the national carrier has approved a leave without pay (LWP) scheme for its employees for six months to two years and can be extended up to five years. The decision on the scheme, which is applicable on a voluntary basis or can be availed of for […]

MUMBAI: No-frills carrier IndiGo NSE 3.85 % on Wednesday said it has flown a little over 75,000 passengers with majority of them between India and Middle-east through 487 flights till Tuesday as part of its charter operations and flights under Vande Bharat Mission. Vande Bharat Mission is a central government initiative for repatriation of Indian […]

50 years later The first supersonic airplane – the Concorde – which flew almost half a century ago and was subsequently discontinued, finally has a successor in the Boom Supersonic Overture. Testing soon Boom Supersonic – based in Denver, USA – has set a tentative test date for 2021, with a 1:3 scale prototype – […]

Washington [United States]: Boeing announced in a press release that it has won an almost one billion dollar contract to support the operations of the International Space Station (ISS) through to 2024. “Boeing, NASA’s (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) lead industry partner for the ISS since 1993, will continue supporting the celebrated orbiting laboratory through […]

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has told Airports Authorities of India (AAI) to not allow charter flights from the UAE if they do not have approval from the State government to land here. “It has been noticed that some of the charter flights from UAE to India did not have requisite […]

NEW DELHI: Oman may become the first country to ban its airspace for Pakistan International Airlines after reports of dubious licences of Pakistani pilots. A threat of a ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights in the airspace of Oman looms large, according to a report in leading Pakistani daily The Dawn. While expressing concern […]

LONDON: British airline Virgin Atlantic said on Tuesday it had agreed a private-only rescue deal with shareholders and creditors worth 1.2 billion pounds ($1.5 billion) to secure its future beyond the coronavirus crisis. It said the restructuring plan was supported by a majority of shareholders, and is expected to come into effect in late summer […]

New Delhi: China is playing role of peacemaker in faction ridden Nepali politics but set of aircraft supplied by it to the Himalayan Kingdom has encountered turbulence. The aircraft purchased few years back following intense lobbying by China has been found unsuitable for Nepal terrain and have been grounded. On March 28, a Y12e aircraft […]