A Go First flight heading from Delhi to Guwahati was diverted to Jaipur after the A320neo aircraft’s windshield cracked mid-air, aviation regulator DGCA officials said. This is the third incident of technical malfunction on a Go First aircraft in two days. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating all three incidents. After the […]
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Centre not to regulate air fares
There is no proposal at present to interfere with the existing regulatory framework on airfares, the civil aviation minister said in a parliamentary response on Tuesday. “Airfares are market-driven and are neither regulated nor established by the government, and airlines are free to fix reasonable tariffs based on the cost of operation, characteristics of services […]
Delhi-Vadodara IndiGo flight diverted to Jaipur following engine vibrations
An IndiGo Delhi-Vadodara flight was diverted to Jaipur as vibrations were observed in the engines of the aircraft for a second, officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Friday. The DGCA is investigating the incident that took place on Thursday, they said. IndiGo’s competitor SpiceJet is under regulatory scanner right now. […]
Saudi Arabia opens airspace to ‘all’ carriers, signalling end to Israel ban
Saudi Arabia on Friday opened its airspace to “all air carriers,” signalling the end of its longstanding ban on Israeli flights overflying its territory a key step toward normalization between the two nations as President Joe Biden visits the region. In a statement posted to Twitter hours before Biden is set to become the first […]
SpiceXpress to be hived off from SpiceJet by August first week
Banks and shareholders have given their approval to hive off cargo and logistics company SpiceXpress from SpiceJet airline and the bifurcation will be done by the first week of August, the carrier’s CMD Ajay Singh has said. SpiceJet had on August 17 last year announced it was transferring its cargo and logistics services on a […]
IndiGo to rationalise salaries of aircraft maintenance technicians and remove anomalies
IndiGo on Monday said it will “rationalize” the salaries of its aircraft maintenance techniciansand remove “anomalies cause by the pandemic”, according to an internal communication. A sizeable number of the airline’s aircraft maintenance technicians went on sick leave on Saturday and Sunday in Hyderabad and Delhi to protest against their salaries, sources said. On July […]
DGCA slaps showcause notice on Spicejet
Aviation regulator DGCA has issued a showcause notice to SpiceJet on Wednesday following eight technical malfunction incidents in the last 18 days. SpiceJet has failed to “establish safe, efficient and reliable air services” under the terms of Rule 134 and Schedule XI of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, the notice issued by the Directorate General of […]
SpiceJet freighter cargo plane returns to Calcutta due to failed weather radar
SpiceJet said its freighter aircraft, which was heading to Chongqing in China, returned to Kolkata on Tuesday as the pilots realised after take off that its weather radar was not working. This is at least the eighth incident of technical malfunction happening on a SpiceJet aircraft in the last 18 days. “On July 5, 2022, […]
DGCA raps SpiceJet over safety concerns after multiple flight glitches
Aviation regulator DGCA issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet on Wednesday following eight technical malfunction incidents involving the airline’s planes in the last 18 days. If aviation regulator DGCA feels that there are any gaps in SpiceJet’s system, we will address them: SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh Lot of these incidents that are being reported are […]
Vistara plane engine fails after Bangkok flight lands in Delhi, all passengers safe
The engine of a Vistara plane collapsed just after its flight from Bangkok landed in Delhi, reports ndtv.,com. The plane was towed from the taxiway to the parking area. Fortunately, all the passengers are safe. Smoke has been detected in cabin of Raipur-Indore IndiGo flight after landing, reports ndtv.com The incident took place on Tuesday […]
Will be ‘doubly careful’, strengthen aircraft inspection before flights: SpiceJet CMD
Aviation regulator DGCA issued a show-cause notice Wednesday to SpiceJet after its planes reported eight technical malfunctions over the past 18 days, as airline chief Ajay Singh said a lot of these incidents are “minor” in nature but assured the carrier will be “doubly careful” and strengthen aircraft inspection. In its notice to SpiceJet, the […]
Along with SpiceJet, malfunction incidents on IndiGo and Vistara flights come to light
As SpiceJet faces heat from the aviation regulator DGCA for multiple flight incidents in the last few weeks, malfunction cases involving planes of IndiGo and Vistara came to light on Wednesday. An engine of a Vistara aircraft on way from Bangkok failed after it landed at the Delhi airport on Tuesday but all passengers disembarked […]