The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a January 9 Himachal Pradesh High Court order that stalled the Gaggal airport expansion project in the state’s Kangra district. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra stayed the operation of the high court order. The high court, on January 9, stayed […]
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Civil Aviation
Hisar airport in Haryana to be operational by April, says official
Maharaja Agrasen Airport in Hisar, Haryana will be open for commercial operations from April this year, a senior bureaucrat of the state government said here on Friday. At a media briefing, Additional Chief Secretary (Civil Aviation department) Sudhir Rajpal said that the state government held talks with Alliance Air to start flights from Hisar to […]
After IndiGo, Akasa Air announces commercial flight ops from Noida Airport
Akasa Air on Friday said that it will be the second airline to commence commercial flight operations from the soon-to-be-opened Noida International Airport in Uttar Pradesh. The first airline to announce its collaboration with the greenfield airport, situated close to the national capital, was IndiGo, as per an official statement. A partnership agreement was inked […]
GMR Group, IndiGo Airlines tie up for digital transformation in Indian aviation
GMR Group and IndiGo Airlines on Thursday announced a strategic collaboration forming a digital consortium aimed at reshaping the landscape of the Indian aviation industry. A press release from GMR said the partnership brings together the diverse strengths of GMR’s infrastructure expertise and IndiGo Airlines’ innovative approach to air travel. The consortium will focus on […]
Akasa Air places order of 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at WINGS India 2024
India’s newest carrier- Akasa Air – on Thursday announced a firm order of 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at WINGS India 2024, Asia’s largest civil aviation event being held at Hyderabad this week. The latest order, comprising of 737 MAX 10 and 737 MAX 8-200 jets will provide the airline a steady aircraft delivery stream […]
Airbus signs agreement with Tata, Mahindra for aircraft components
Airbus on Thursday said it has signed contracts with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Mahindra Aerospace Structures Private Limited (MASPL) to procure commercial aircraft components. Under the contract, TASL and Mahindra Aerostructures will manufacture metallic detail parts, components and assemblies for Airbus’ A320neo, A330neo and A350 programmes, a press release from Airbus said. The […]
Air passenger traffic in India likely to reach 300 mn by 2030: Scindia
The number of domestic passengers in India is expected to surge to 300 million annually by 2030 from 153 million in 2023, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday. Speaking at the inaugural session of Wings India 2024, a civil aviation conclave and exhibition here, Scindia also said the number of airports, and […]
US judge blocks JetBlue-Spirit airlines merger
A US federal judge on Tuesday ruled against JetBlue’s $3.8 billion takeover of low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines, saying that the deal would reduce competition. The decision comes after the US Justice Department last year sued to block the merger, noting the combination would hurt consumers and violate antitrust law. Spirit Airlines shares ended the day […]
Boeing opens warehousing facility in UP for parts supply
US aircraft maker Boeing on Monday announced the opening of a warehousing facility at Khurja in Uttar Pradesh for parts supply. The 36,000-sq ft India Distribution Centre, being operated in collaboration with third-party logistics provider DB Schenker, will support regional aviation customers in maintaining higher fleet utilisation, the company said in a statement. The new […]
Vistara confident of receiving Boeing 787 order by April
Indian full-service air carrier Vistara said on Monday it was confident of receiving its last 787 wide-body jet from Boeing by March or April, despite a recent incident on a narrow-body 737 MAX 9 that lost part of the fuselage. “We will hit fleet of size of 70 aircraft by March or April 2024,” Vistara […]
Delhi Airport wins arbitration against AAI, secures refund & payment waiver
In a recent arbitration ruling, Delhi Airport, under the ownership of GMR Group, has won a dispute with the state-owned Airport Authority of India (AAI) regarding revenue sharing during the Covid-19 period, according to a report by The Economic Times (ET). The tribunal’s decision favoured the airport, outlining specific directives that entail a refund of […]
India’s domestic natural gas production rises 4%, LNG imports up 12.7% in H1 2023
India’s domestic natural gas production increased by about 4% in the first half of 2023, with a significant rise in production from PSC/JVs fields, while the volume of LNG imports rose by approximately 12.7%, the Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC) said in its ‘Ready Reckoner’ H1 edition. The report, detailing the country’s energy statistics […]