Air India Express is poised to significantly enhance its operations, with a robust plan to operate more than 360 daily flights, during the upcoming summer schedule. Aspiring for a substantial increase in the airline’s global connectivity, it is looking forward to increasing its international services by over 20 percent. Notably, Tata Group-owned Air India Express […]
Day: March 19, 2024
Nvidia expands ties with Chinese EV makers as auto AI race heats up
Nvidia said on Monday it is expanding its collaborations with BYD and other Chinese automakers that are racing to build self-driving vehicles and AI-augmented infotainment technology to compete in global markets. BYD, which overtook Tesla last year as the world’s No. 1 electric vehicle manufacturer, will use Nvidia’s next generation of in-vehicle chips, called Drive […]
Bolstering connectivity to Lakshadweep! IndiGo announces direct flight from Bengaluru to Agatti; flight to start on THIS date
India’s largest airline IndiGo on Monday announced a direct route between Bengaluru and Agatti set to debut on March 31, bolstering connectivity to the picturesque Lakshadweep archipelago. This new route makes Agatti as the 88th domestic and 121st overall destination in IndiGo’s expansive network. Commencing from March 31, the service between Bengaluru and Agatti will […]
Air India Express to start non-stop flights to Kochi, Imphal from Kolkata in April – Details inside
Air India Express is all set to start non-stop flights to Imphal and Kochi from Kolkata this April, an airline official said. The airline company is a subsidiary of Air India. The flights to Imphal will operate every day, he said and added those to Kochi will fly six days a week. Timing of flights […]
FLY91 set to transform regional air travel, expects to have 350 staff in first year of operations
FLY91, a Goa-based airline, is gearing up to embark on its maiden commercial flights starting March 18 in a bid to revolutionise regional air travel. The regional airline will have around 350 staff at the end of the first year of operations. FLY91’s Managing Director and CEO, Manoj Chacko said that the airline has ambitious […]
Air India Express to operate non-stop flights to Kochi, Imphal from Kolkata in April
Kolkata, Air India Express, a subsidiary of Air India, is all set to begin non-stop flights to Imphal and Kochi from Kolkata this April, an airline official said. “The flights to Imphal will operate daily, while those to Kochi will fly six days a week,” he said. The flight from Kolkata to Imphal will depart […]
IndiGo to start direct flight from Bengaluru to Lakshadweep from March 31
IndiGo on Monday announced a direct flight between Bengaluru and Agatti starting from March 31, enhancing air connectivity to Lakshadweep. Agatti will be the 88th domestic and 121st overall destination in the IndiGo network. The services between Bengaluru and Agatti will commence from March 31, the airline said in a release.
Flying to Southeast Asia gets easier with more flights, easy visa rules
India’s airlines are preparing to increase flights to Southeast Asian destinations which are emerging as new hubs for Indian outbound travel as countries ease visa rules and sign new air service agreements with New Delhi. Just before the onset of the summer travel season, India and Thailand last week finalised an agreement that will allow […]
BMW and other German automakers express fear over new EV policy favoring new entrants
After the Modi-led government announced a new incentive scheme to push investments into electric vehicle manufacturing, German and some other multinational companies expressed their concern that they may not get a “level-playing field” as special import duty rates would be given only to new entrants but may not be extended to existing players, reported ToI.
Four coaches of Sabarmati-Agra superfast train derail in Ajmer, no casualty
Four coaches of the Sabarmati-Agra superfast train derailed near the Ajmer station on Monday morning, officials said. No loss of life was reported in the incident that occurred at around 1 am, they said, adding that the express train was on its way to Agra. “The incident took place when the train crossed Ajmer station […]
Four coaches of Sabarmati-Agra superfast train derail in Rajasthan’s Ajmer
At least four coaches of the Sabarmati-Agra superfast train derailed near Ajmer station Monday morning, officials said. The incident occurred at around 1 am and no loss of life has been reported. The officials said that the express train was on its way to Agra. While talking to PTI, the Chief Public Relations Officer of […]
Chhattisgarh’s SECL exceeds the overburden removal target for FY24
South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), the Chhattisgarh unit of state-run Coal India Limited (CIL), has surpassed the annual target of overburden removal (OBR) with 16 days to spare in the current financial year (FY24). “On Friday, the OBR crossed the mark of 310 million cubic metres (MCuM), achieving the target for this year,” a SECL […]