With Jet Airways delaying salaries of its pilots and engineers for the second consecutive month amid a severe financial crunch, its pilots have warned the management of “non-cooperation” over default on payments. The Naresh Goyal-promoted private airline, in which UAE national carrier Etihad holds 24 per cent stake, is facing acute cash crunch after posting […]
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Civil Aviation
Supreme Court to hear plea seeking stay on Rafale jet deal next week
The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to hear next week a PIL seeking a stay on the Rafale fighter jet deal between India with France. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the submissions of advocate M L Sharma that his plea be listed for urgent […]
India soars above global average in hiring female airline pilots
When Shweta Singh wanted to become a pilot in India 20 years ago, she had to first persuade her parents to let her pick an uncommon profession for women, then deal with unwelcoming male colleagues in the cockpit. Today, she says, it would be a much easier career to embrace. More Indian women want to […]
New greenfield policy will not yield long-term results: IATA
The biggest airline group – International Air Transport Authority (IATA) – has said that the government’s new green field policy that fixes a per passenger yield criteria as the bidding parameter for future airports would not yield good long-term results. “We believe it makes no sense to fix a per passenger yield at the outset […]
GST on overseas air tickets violates international norms: IATA chief
Levying GST on overseas air tickets violates international norms and also weakens the competitiveness of carriers, IATA chief Alexandre de Juniac said Tuesday. He also flagged various concerns about the Indian aviation sector, including high jet fuel prices, infrastructure woes and privatisation of airports. The International Airport Transport Association (IATA) is a grouping of more […]
Air India gets Rs 2100Cr govt borrowing
National carrier Air India has been assured of Rs 2100 crore from the Centre in the form of guaranteed borrowing, Ministry of Civil Aviation Secretary RN Chaubey said on Tuesday. On May 22, Chaubey had said that the option of selling Air India would not be available if the bidding amount ascertained was inadequate. “There […]
Suresh Prabhu inaugurates new domestic terminal building at Gorakhpur Airport
Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated Monday the new domestic terminal building at Gorakhpur Airport along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Earlier in the day, the chief minister flagged off the IndiGo Gorakhpur-Delhi-Gorakhpur flight. “Happy to inaugurate the new Domestic Terminal building of #GorakhpurAirport along with Hon’ble CM of Uttar Pradesh, Shri […]
Vistara Retrojet: Full-service carrier takes retro route to pay tribute to JRD Tata
Full-service carrier Vistara has turned retro. The TATA-Singapore Airlines joint venture on Saturday launched retro-themed VT-ATV aircraft (its 22nd aircraft) in order to pay tribute to JRD Tata, the founder of Tata Airlines. The airline unveiled VT-ATV, a special livery painted in retro color scheme, similar to that on the 1940s Tata Airlines DC-3 aircraft […]
Airlines asked to pay Rs 35 lakh as compensation for deboarding three of family
The Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission here has ordered two airlines to jointly pay a compensation of Rs 35 lakh to a woman and her two minor children for the “mental agony, tension, harassment” suffered by them after being asked to deboard a Toronto-bound flight at Delhi airport last year. Minali Mittal along with […]
AAI has a plan to quicken your boarding process at IGI and Mumbai airport
The Airport Authority of India (AIA) is planning to chuck out the small and slow-moving turboprops with an eye on optimising the capacity of large airports like Delhi and Mumbai. Turboprop aircrafts are smaller in size and are often considered as a cross between a piston prop airplane and a turbine engine jet. Turboprops are […]
GoAir to start international operations from Oct 11
Budget airline GoAir will start international operations from October 11, its chief executive officer Cornelis Vrieswijik said today. The inaugural flights will operate to Phuket from New Delhi and Mumbai. The airline will also launch flights to Male in Maldives from Mumbai and Delhi on October 14. The bookings for the maiden international flight will […]
AirAsia India inducts 19th aircraft; adds 2 new routes
AirAsia India today announced the induction of 19th aircraft in its fleet and said it will add two new routes in its flight network from October. With the induction of the latest Airbus A320, the Tata Sons-AirAsia group joint venture airline is now just one plane short of the mandatory 20 aircraft for starting international […]