Category: Civil Aviation

Steel-to-autos conglomerate Tata Group, widely seen as a potential suitor for Air India, is unlikely to consider a bid for the state-run carrier as the government’s terms are just too onerous, two sources familiar with the matter said. India, keen to sell the loss-making, debt-ridden airline, finalised plans in late March to divest a 76 […]

Indonesia’s Lion Air is buying 50 Boeing 737 MAX 10 airplanes in a deal valued at about $6.2 billion, the firms said today, as the carrier looks to cash in on a transport boom in the Southeast Asian nation. The new single-aisle plane is the latest incarnation of Boeing’s 737 MAX series, which can accommodate […]

The Union government on Tuesday ordered a probe into an incident of deplaning of a passenger by IndiGo airline, over his alleged complaint of mosquitoes in the aircraft. The probe was ordered by Minister of Civil Aviation and Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday. “I have ordered an enquiry into the incident of off-loading […]

Jet Airways on Tuesday became the latest major Indian airline to rule out a bid for debt-laden national carrier Air India in a new blow to the government’s privatisation plans. The announcement came just days after rival IndiGo pulled out of the race to acquire Air India’s operations meaning the government now has no clear […]

AirAsia India has expanded its fleet size to 18 planes with the induction of a new Airbus A320, which will help it add new routes and enhance the frequency between Kolkata and Bagdogra. The 18th A320 aircraft will be stationed in Kolkata, which is the third base for the Tata Sons-AirAsia invested domestic carrier, a […]

Following IndiGo’s decision of not bidding for state-run Air India, the government might be pressured to tweak some of the key areas in the preliminary information memorandum that, according to many carriers, make it difficult to bid for the national carrier. There is no doubt, say experts, that IndiGo was the only domestic airline with […]

China on Wednesday announced plans to place a 25 percent tariff on certain U.S. aircraft, in a move expected to affect some older Boeing Co. narrowbody models, according to documents from China’s Ministry of Commerce and the U.S. manufacturer. But although several analysts said China had spared the newer 737 MAX – key to future […]

Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the first flight from Delhi to Pathankot at a ceremony held at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. Pathankot airport was opened by the Airports Authority of India to improve regional connectivity as per the UDAN Scheme. Prabhu said, “Pathankot, is a very important border city for […]

IndiGo flights out of Varanasi airport were impacted today, as the airline’s ground staff went on a protest for non-payment of wages. IndiGo says they have raised the issue with their ground handling agent. “We are actively looking into a solution for the concerns raised by the staff of our ground handling agency, GV India […]

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Tuesday called a meeting of all stakeholders to review the progress of setting up the Noida International Greenfield Airport at Jewar. The airport, which is part of the ministry’s NABH (NextGen Airports for BHarat) Nirman initiative, is to be developed on Public Private Partnership model (PPP). A detailed […]

Jet Airways Ltd has entered into an agreement to buy 75 Boeing Co 737 MAX narrowbody jets, worth $8.8 billion, to meet passenger demand which has shown no sign of abating after years of growth. Jet Airways, in a filing to the stock exchange late on Tuesday, did not say whether the agreement was a […]

Vistara today received its 20th aircraft, an Airbus A320neo, thus fulfilling a key criteria to fly international routes. The airline, with the addition of the 20th aircraft, has also completed its initial aircraft order as planned at the early stages of setting up Vistara. “Vistara will use the new aircraft to increase frequencies on existing […]