Category: Civil Aviation

C&AG’s Audit Report No. 03 of 2019 on ‘Capital Acquisition in Indian Air Force’ tabled in Parliament today. Performance Audit Report No. 03 of 2019 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on ‘Capital Acquisition in Indian Air Force’ was tabled in Parliament today, the 13 th February 2019. 1. This Report contains two […]

Northeast eyes major aviation boost! Soon, flying from the Northeast part of the country will be seamless. If everything works out, at least six airports across India’s Northeast region may get connected with ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries in the coming years. While speaking at the second ASEAN-India Youth Summit, which was organized […]

The Rafale deal negotiated by the NDA government to procure 36 fighter jets was 2.86 per cent cheaper than the UPA’s 2007 offer, the Comptroller and Auditor General said in its report. With regard to India specific enhancements, the deal was 17.08 per cent cheaper, said the CAG report, which was tabled in Parliament on […]

A Delhi court Wednesday reserved for February 16 its order on bail plea of Christian Michel, who was arrested in connection with an alleged scam in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. Special Judge Arvind Kumar directed both the parties to file short written arguments in the case by February 15. During the hearing, […]

Delays in regulatory approvals for international flights have had only a limited impact on Indian airline Vistara’s business, the chief executive of the Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines Ltd joint venture said on Tuesday. The airline, which had initially hoped to launch international flights last year after meeting a requirement for 20 aircraft in its […]

India’s airlines are poised to cut their cumulative losses by as much as two-thirds in the financial year starting in April due to a more stable oil price, with low-cost carriers returning to profitability, aviation consultancy CAPA India said on Tuesday. Its forecast is for Indian carriers to lose a collective $550 million to $700 […]

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has named Salil Gupte as its India head, effective March 18. Gupte succeeds Prat Kumar, who was appointed vice president and program manager of Boeing’s F-15 fighter aircraft program in November last year. He will be based in New Delhi and report to Marc Allen, President of Boeing International, the company […]

Shortage of pilots continued to hamper budget carrier IndiGo’s operations with the airline cancelling as many as 30 flights Tuesday from across stations and passengers allegedly being forced to buy last minute high fares for its flights, a source said. On Monday also, the Gurugram-headquartered airline had pulled out 32 flights from its network. On […]

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of acting as a middleman of Anil Ambani in the Rafale jet deal, as he cited an e-mail to claim the businessman was aware of the MoU before India and France signed it. Ambani’s knowledge of a defence deal under preparation, which even the then […]

Wide-body aircraft can now start operating from Vijayawada airport as the extension and strengthening of the existing runway has been completed, according to the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The strengthening as well as extension of the runway 8-26 to 3,360 metres from 2,286 metres and associated works have been done at a cost of […]

Vistara offer: Vistara on Tuesday announced a 2-day Valentine’s day sale offer using which flyers can grab discount up to 80 per cent on the economy class, premium economy class, and business class tickets. The customers can book tickets till midnight of February 13, 2019 for travel between February 27 and September 18, 2019, the […]

A shortage of pilots has caused chaos for thousands of passengers during peak travel season in the region, as cockpit crew complaining of overwork extended a strike at Taiwan’s biggest carrier to a fourth day. Since the pilots’ union of China Airlines Ltd. decided to stay away from work starting early Feb. 8, the carrier […]