Category: Civil Aviation

Tata Group-owned carrier Air India and plane parts-maker Tata Advanced Systems will invest Rs 2,300 crore in Karnataka for various projects, the state’s Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Monday. Out of the total investment, Air India will invest Rs 1,300 crore to conduct maintenance, repairs, and overhaul of planes at the Bengaluru airport, while Tata […]

Crisis-hit SpiceJet plans to hand out pink slips to at least 1,000 employees in the coming days as the airline works to significantly reduce costs and streamline operations of its depleted aircraft fleet, officials said on Monday. Faced with financial woes, legal battles and other headwinds, the no-frills carrier might ask more staff to leave […]

The Kerala government on Thursday said in the Assembly that the Central government has granted site and defence clearance for the Sabarimala Greenfield Airport project. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that an application for security clearance is under consideration of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The CM was responding to a notice by CPI(M) MLA […]

Doubling of the number of airports to 149, a total of 517 new air routes and 1.5 crore fiers will give a massive boost to India’s aviation sector, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech on Thursday. Sitharaman said airlines have placed record orders for more than 1,000 aircraft and added that the […]

British luxury car manufacturer Rolls-Royce on Monday announced its partnership with Hyderabad-based Azad Engineering by signing a long-term agreement to manufacture and supply complex components for defence aircraft engines. Through an official press release, Rolls-Royce revealed that strong collaboration has played a vital role in the company’s success in India. “The sourcing of complex components […]

Facing severe criticism after a door plug blew out on a 737 Max over Oregon this month, Boeing said on Monday that it is withdrawing a request for a safety exemption needed to certify a new model of the plane. The company asked federal regulators late last year to allow it to begin delivering its […]

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked budget carrier SpiceJet to pay $4 million to its engine lessors Team France 01 SA and Sunbird France 02 SAS by February 15. Seeking more time for payment, the carrier said they could pay $1 million upfront and the balance in a staggered manner. SpiceJet is supposed to […]

SpiceJet, which has been facing multiple headwinds, on Friday said it has received Rs 744 crore as the first tranche of funds being raised through allotment of securities on a preferential basis. On December 12, the airline had said it would raise fresh capital of Rs 2,250 crore through issuance of securities. According to a […]

Since the Tata Group assumed control of Air India exactly two years ago on January 27, 2022, the airline has witnessed a 41.4 per cent increase in the number of flights operated, according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. Notably, the expansion has been more pronounced on the international front, where Air India initiated […]

Malaysia Airlines is set to deepen its footprint in the Indian aviation market, with plans for a comprehensive codeshare partnership with an Indian carrier and a strategic expansion to key destinations in the north-east and southern regions of the country. Group Managing Director of Malaysia Aviation Group Captain Izham Ismail expressed optimism about the “important” […]

Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.10 crore on Air India for safety violations amid a series of incidents of flight irregularities. “Pursuant to the receipt of a voluntary safety report from an airline employee alleging safety violations of flights operated by Air India on certain long […]

Aerospace and defence manufacturing startup Jeh Aerospace on Tuesday inaugurated its manufacturing hub in Hyderabad. The new facility, which can be extended up to 160,000 sq ft, will provide manufacturing solutions to the aerospace and defence industry, the company said in a statement. The setting up of the hub comes close on the heels of […]