As power plants face coal shortages, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal has asked Railways to increase coal loading to up to 500 rakes per day to meet power demand in summer, official sources said. In a meeting last week, the minister took review of the coal stock at various power plants and coal loading by Indian […]
Day: March 12, 2018
Suzlon bags 75 MW order through MSEDCL bid
Wind turbine maker Suzlon today said it has bagged an order for development of 75 megawatt (MW) wind energy project from an independent power producer through Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) bid. Suzlon will install around 36 units of S111-140m wind turbine generators (WTGs) with rated capacity of 2.1 MW each. The project […]
Government to announce new rules on P&W engines today
The government is set to announce mandatory guidelines on operation of Airbus 320 neo aircraft with single defective Pratt & Whitney engines by evening today. “We have consulted all stakeholders concerned and the mandatory guidelines is likely to be issued by the end of today,” aviation secretary R N Choubey told reporters. On a pointed […]
UDAN has to include freight at some point: Deloitte’s Peeyush Naidu
Global consultancy company Deloitte has been working with the Union civil aviation ministry on the regional connectivity scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) for the past three years. It believes the demands like the inclusion of international flight services, connecting smaller airports to larger metros, etc, under the scheme are a reflection of market […]
Engine failure forces IndiGo flight to return to Ahmedabad
A mid-air engine failure forced an IndiGo flight bound for Lucknow to return to Ahmedabad, where it made an emergency landing this morning, an official said. The Airbus A320 Neo plane, which had 186 passengers on board, landed safely, Ahmedabad Airport director Manoj Gangal said. The aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney Neo engines, returned […]
Ahead of Air India bid, Jet Airways hires Delta’s M&A expert Piero Ceschia
Jet Airways has hired Piero Ceschia, a senior executive from Delta Airlines, known for his expertise in merger and acquisitions, ahead of a possible bid for Air India. Ceschia who served as vice president (strategic alliances) in Delta joined Jet Airways last week. Previously he has worked in senior finance and corporate strategy roles in […]