Once again, an almost brand new Boeing Co. 737 Max 8 crashes not long after takeoff as it flies erratically and pilots ask to return to the airport. The crash Sunday morning of a jetliner in Ethiopia bears unmistakable similarities to the Oct. 29 tragedy off the coast of Indonesia involving the same model, prompting […]
Category: Civil Aviation
China orders its airlines to suspend use of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
China’s aviation regulator said on Monday it had ordered Chinese airlines to suspend their Boeing Co 737 MAX aircraft operations by 6 p.m. (1000 GMT) following a deadly crash of one of the planes in Ethiopia. An Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 bound for Nairobi crashed minutes after take-off on Sunday, killing all 157 people […]
Four Indians among 157 killed in Ethiopia Airlines crash
BISHOFTU: A Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 crashed six minutes after an early-morning takeoff from Addis Ababa Sunday, killing all 149 passengers, including four Indians, and eight crew on board, Ethiopian Airlines said as world leaders offered condolences to distraught next-of-kin. People holding passports from 32 countries and the UN were on board the plane which ploughed […]
All killed on Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia): An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from the capital Sunday morning killing all 157 thought to be on board, according to statements from the airline and the state broadcaster. There were no immediate details on what caused the crash of the Boeing 737-8 MAX plane, which was new and had […]
Air India pilot deplaned, deported from US on child porn charges
NEW DELHI: An Indian pilot of Air India was handcuffed in front of passengers and deplaned by US law enforcement authorities on allegations related to accessing and downloading child pornography, officials of the national carrier said on Sunday. The incident took place at San Francisco on Monday and the pilot was deplaned by the authorities […]
Jet Airways jumps 3% on report of fresh loan from PNB
NEW DELHI: Shares of Jet AirwaysNSE 2.84 % jumped 3 per cent on Monday morning after a Mint report suggested that it has received fresh loan of Rs 2,050 crore from Punjab National BankNSE 1.73 %. The scrip hovered at Rs 250.60, up 3.09 per cent at around 09:49 am while the benchmark BSE Sensex […]
Jet Airways secures $293 mn loan from PNB – Mint
Shares of Jet AirwaysNSE 2.84 % rose as much as 4.8 per cent to Rs 255, the highest in over a month after a report said the debt-laden carrier has secured a loan of Rs 2,050 crore ($293.07 million) from Punjab National BankNSE 1.73 %. The airline has raised foreign currency term loans worth Rs […]
GMR Infrastructure bags contract to manage Nagpur airport
New Delhi: GMR InfrastructureNSE 0.89 % Saturday said its subsidiary has bagged contract to manage Nagpur airport from MIHAN India. “With regard to privatisation of Nagpur Airport, we wish to update that GMR Airports Limited (GAL), the company’s subsidiary has received the formal letter of award from MIHAN India Limited, the concessioning authority for the […]
Post Ethiopian air crash, DGCA to seek info on B737 MAX planes from Boeing
NEW DELHI Aviation regulator DGCA will seek information from Boeing as well as Jet AirwaysNSE 2.90 % and SpiceJet operating Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the wake of plane crash in Ethiopia, according to senior official. As many as 149 passengers, including Indians, were killed when a Boeing 737 MAX plane operated by Ethiopian Airlines […]
Code red: Untrained ATC officials handling planes put safety at risk
NEW DELHI: The Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has said that some of the staff guiding planes at the country’s air traffic control towers were not qualified to do so in a preliminary report on a near miss over Nagpur airspace that was released last month. The main reason was “handling of aircraft by an […]
Closely monitoring developments at Jet Airways: Suresh Prabhu
NEW DELHI: “Government is closely” monitoring the situation at Jet AirwaysNSE 2.94 % even as negotiations to save the financially beleaguered airline continue, Union Minister Suresh Prabhu said in an interview. The government’s stand assumes significance as lenders negotiate with key stakeholders of the airline to take forward the proposal to convert a part of […]
Soon, fly into Bandra-Kurla Complex as government plans helipad
MUMBAI: Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), which has emerged as a prominent business district, may soon get a helipad which can be used by corporates, politicians and government agencies in case of an emergency. A bullet train terminal and the International Financial Services Centre are also coming up in BKC and the MMRDA grounds there is a […]