India will by mid-2020s surpass China as the world’s largest energy growth market, accounting for over a quarter of incremental global demand, UK supermajor BP said in its annual energy outlook. The 2019 edition explores the key uncertainties that could impact the shape of global energy markets out to 2040. “The greatest uncertainties over this […]
Day: February 16, 2019
SC rejects Maha plea to close Enron-Dabhol project case
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Maharashtra government’s plea to close the Enron-Dabhol power project case wherein it was alleged the money was paid to politicians and bureaucrats to clinch the deal. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna asked the state government to inform by March […]
Five things to know about the A380 superjumbo
Airbus announced on Thursday that it was pulling the plug on its flagship A380 superjumbo, the world’s biggest commercial airliner, after just over a decade in service. The announcement came after years of struggling to find buyers for the mammoth plane, while legacy clients like Qantas and Emirates walked back on plans to bulk up […]
Cancellations of 30 flights daily till March 31: IndiGo
Budget carrier IndiGo on Friday said scheduled cancellations of 30 flights every day would continue till March 31 and denied that 130 flights were being cancelled on Friday. IndiGo’s statement came a day after media reports said the airline would cancel 130 flights on Friday. The carrier also said that out of the listed 130 […]
IAF inducts Hina Jaiswal India’s 1st Woman Flt Engineer
Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal has created history by becoming the first Indian Woman Flight Engineer. She successfully completed the Flight Engineers’ course at 112 Helicopter Unit attached to the Air Force Station, Yelahanka here. Commissioned on January 5, 2015 in the engineering branch of the IAF, she has served as Chief of firing team and […]
Chandigarh’s Hina Jaiswal becomes IAF’s first woman flight engineer
Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal from Chandigarh has scripted history by becoming the first woman flight engineer to be inducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) Having completed the six-month Flight Engineer course on Friday, Jaiswal will now be posted to a helicopter squadron where she will monitor and operate IAF’s complex aircraft in various conditions, […]
Mumbai airport runways shut: One-way ticket to Delhi as high as Rs 29,000
The city airport’s six-hour shutdown, three days a week for repair of runways, has led to a steep rise in airfares on the Mumbai-Delhi route – the busiest in the country. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), which handles an average of 950 operations daily, has taken 230 flights off the schedule on Tuesdays, […]
Rajnath Singh flags off inaugural flight from Lucknow to Najaf in Iraq
Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the central government was committed to making air services affordable to everyone. Flagging off the first flight for the holy city of Najaf in Iraq from Chaudhary Charan Singh airport in Lucknow, Singh said: “Today, India has 100 airports. The central government has succeeded in providing air […]
Rafale case: Review plea pending, lawyers too responsible for delay, says CJI
Citing a pending review plea in the Rafale case, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi conveyed that lawyers too were responsible for delay in matters coming up for hearing, in the Supreme Court on Friday. “Application is filed for modification of Rafale order and it’s given wide publicity. But it’s lying defective for more than […]
IndiGo cancels 60 more flights
MUMBAI: Low-cost carrier IndiGo cancelled at least 60 flights on Saturday over pilot shortage even as Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and ministry of civil aviation were silent. In the past one week, IndiGo cancelled a few hundred flights, forcing thousands to change travel plans. On Wednesday, IndiGo stated that due to weather problems […]
AAI seeks land from government for Bagdogra expansion
KOLKATA: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) top brass has urged the Bengal government to expeditiously hand over 94.2 acres from a tea garden adjoining Bagdogra airport so that it can start constructing the new terminal at the earliest. The proposed project also includes 5.9 acres of defence land at the Indian Air Force-managed airport […]
Long delay impacting Bangalore-Chennai Expressway prospects
NEW DELHI: Despite being the highest priority expressway network in India, the Bangalore-Chennai Expressway is still waiting to see the light of day. Although the central government is focussed towards making world-class expressways but delayed work on such crucial projects may mar the prospects of investments along this corridor. The Japan Chamber of Commerce and […]