A blame game has begun between Tata Power and state-run transmission utility Mahatransco over the massive power outage in the financial capital earlier this week. Mahatransco (Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited – MSETCL) Chairman and Managing Director Dinesh Waghmare said Tata Power’s plants took time to start generating electricity following the grid collapse on […]
Day: October 17, 2020
Coronavirus impact: European Union loses over 96% air travellers in Q2
The number of people travelling by air in the European Union (EU) decreased dramatically in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. In a report on Thursday, Eurostat said that due to the pandemic-induced containment measures that discourage travelling, the decline ranged from 96 […]
UK govt fines British Airways $25 million for failures in 2018 data hack
Britain’s information commissioner has fined British Airways 20 million pounds ($25 million) for failing to protect personal data for some 400,000 customers, the largest fine the agency has ever issued. The ICO said in a statement on Friday that the airline was processing personal data without adequate security measures. It also noted that it did […]
SpiceJet operates 1,000 flights to repatriate 175,000 passengers
Budget carrier SpiceJet on Friday said it has operated over 1,000 charter flights to repatriate 1.75 lakh passengers so far in times of the pandemic. The charter flights included 16 long-haul services to and from London, Amsterdam, Toronto and Rome, among others, SpiceJet said in a release. Besides,the airline operated more than 8,500 cargo flights […]
Hong Kong bars Air India, Vistara flights till October 30 after Covid cases
Hong Kong has banned Air India and Vistara flights from October 17 to 30 after a few passengers on their flights tested positive for COVID-19 post arrival, a senior government official said on Friday. This is the third time that Air India flights from India have been banned by the Hong Kong government for bringing […]
Boeing Max judged safe to return to skies by Europe’s aviation regulator
Europe’s top aviation regulator said he’s satisfied that changes to Boeing Co.’s 737 Max have made the plane safe enough to return to the region’s skies before 2020 is out, even as a further upgrade his agency demanded won’t be ready for up to two years. After test flights conducted in September, EASA is performing […]
Aviation min, DGCA grant conditional exemption to NCRTC for using drones
The Civil Aviation Ministry and DGCA have granted a conditional exemption to National Capital Region Transport Corporation to use drones in carrying out GIS mapping for Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System, an official release said on Friday. The conditions include securing necessary clearances from the local administration, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, Indian […]
Pak court questions federal government’s construction of Kartarpur Corridor
A Pakistani court has questioned the federal government on the construction of the Kartarpur Corridor in Punjab, directing the authorities to explain whether the project was “not an intervention” in the affairs of the provincial government. During a hearing on a petition against undue delay in the construction of Lahore-Narowal Road, Lahore High Court Chief […]