A Bengaluru-bound Ethiopian Airlines cargo flight made an emergency landing at Mumbai airport, after it was diverted en route from Riyadh owing to a technical glitch. Informed sources said that the Bengaluru-bound cargo flight, ET-690, was diverted to Mumbai after it suffered a hydraulic leakage. The flight with eight-member crew landed safely at the Mumbai […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Darbhanga airport begins op in connectivity boost for Mithila
The Darbhanga airport in north Bihar began operations on Sunday, meeting the long-standing demand of the people of the Mithila region who had to travel for hours to Patna to catch a flight. As the first flight, operated by Spicejet, landed at the airport from Bengaluru, it was given the customary water salute, while the […]
Recovery in domestic air passenger traffic continues in Oct: Icra
Domestic air travel demand continued on an upward trajectory month-on-month, with the October volume witnessing a 33% growth to 52 lakh passengers over September, Icra said. On a year-on-year basis, however, the domestic travel demand declined 58%and internationally the fall was 87 %, it said. The Indian aviation industry has witnessed continued recovery in domestic […]
SC stays HC order asking SpiceJet to pay around Rs 243 cr to Kalanithi Maran, firm
The Supreme Court has stayed a Delhi High Court order asking cash-strapped airlines SpiceJet to deposit around Rs 243 crore as interest in connection with a share transfer dispute with its former promoter and media baron Kalanithi Maran and his firm KAL Airways. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices A S […]
Social media buzz for B’pur airport
The demand for a full-fledged domestic airport in south Odisha’s commercial and educational hub Brahmapur is gaining momentum. An appeal to support the cause seems to have a tremendous influence among the intellectuals such as academicians, lawyers, poets, and social workers of the silk city with the quantum of positive response and support which the […]
Delhi airport sees record 2,366 freighter movements, 77,000 MT cargo volumes in September
Cargo volumes at the GMR group-owned Delhi airport have recovered 94 per cent y-o-y in September at 77,000 MT, as the private aerodrome operator handled a record 2,366 freighter movements in a single month. The total cargo handled by the Delhi airport in September 2019 had stood at 82,220 million tonnes (MT), according to Delhi […]
Delhi airport on alert after Khalistani group threatens to disrupt 2 AI flights
After a banned pro-Khalistan outfit, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), threatened to disrupt two Air India flights scheduled to leave for London on November 5, security has been beefed at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in national Capital. On Wednesday, a meeting was also held between officials of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Delhi Police, Air […]
Indian Airlines cap on domestic flights raised to 70-75%
The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday said that the cap on the number of domestic flights that Indian airlines are permitted to operate would be increased to 70-75 per cent of their pre-COVID levels as the passenger traffic surges. The ministry had earlier stated that the Indian airlines can operate maximum 60 per cent […]
AAI hands over Lucknow airport to Adani group on lease for 50 years
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Sunday midnight handed over the Lucknow airport to the Adani group on lease for a period of 50 years. The AAI had handed over the Mangaluru airport to the group on October 30 midnight. The central government in February 2019 privatised six major airports of the country — […]
SC seeks status report on Mallya’s extradition in 6 weeks
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file status report on extradition of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya within six weeks. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted before a bench headed by Justice U.U. Lalit that some legal proceedings are still pending in the UK, which is delaying Mallya’s extradition. The top […]
SC asks Centre to file status report on proceedings in UK for extradition of Vijay Mallya
The Supreme Court Monday asked the Centre to file status report in six weeks on the proceedings pending in the United Kingdom for extradition of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to India. The Centre had on October 5 told the apex court that Mallya cannot be extradited to India until a separate “secret” legal process in […]
IAF to receive three more Rafale combat aircraft on November 4
The Indian Air Force will receive three Rafale combat aircraft on November 4 from the manufacturer French company Dassault Aviation, sources said on Monday. The three Rafale jets will arrive in India flying non-stop from France. The Rafale jets will fly directly from Istres in France to Jamnagar and they will be accompanied by French […]