Ajay Mehra, Director, India and South Asia, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft My favourite airport : T2 at Chhatrapati Shivaji airport in Mumbai. What I like about it : It’s new, with all up-to-date facilities, and the artefacts collected and displayed in quite a unique way, bringing together India’s ancient lifestyle and different habitats. Its functional, yet […]
Category: Civil Aviation
GoAir to phase out its A320 CEO fleet for ‘fuel efficiency’
The airline business has to factor lean and peak seasons from multiple perspectives – including sales, marketing and maintenance of the aircraft In a bid to drive better fuel efficiency, GoAir has decided to phase out its A320 CEO fleet and replace it with an all A320 NEO fleet “Our plan is to sub-lease most […]
For fuel efficiency, GoAir to replace A320 CEOs with NEOs
In a bid to drive better fuel efficiency, GoAir has decided to phase out its A320 CEO fleet and replace it with an all A320 NEO fleet “Our plan is to sub-lease most of our A320 CEO fleet, and therefore, these aircraft have to undergo “re-delivery engineering” checks,”said an airline spokesperson. “Our strategy is to […]
Jet Airways — on rapid descent
Over the last few months, Jet Airways has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. It has been forced to return aircraft to leasing companies as it has not been able to pay lease rentals, cancel flights, and see over 150 of its pilots leave the airline. So serious is the airline’s financial […]
Jet Airways’ staff union flags concern over job loss from reduced operations
After pilots, now the ground staff union of Jet Airways has expressed concerns over removing employees under the garb of reduced operations and delays in salary payments. In a letter to the management, All India Jet Airways’ Officers and Staff Association (AIJAOSA) said: “The management of the company has in the last year been short-sighted […]
RInfra bags Rs. 648-crore order from AAI for new airport at Rajkot
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, a part of Anil-Ambani-lead Reliance Group, has received the Letter of Award (LoA) from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for construction of a greenfield airport at Hirasar in Rajkot district of Gujarat. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract is worth Rs. 648 crore, the company said on Tuesday. The airport […]
KSIDC moves to block ‘inexperienced’ Adani arm from airport deal
The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (KSIDC), which has never run an airport, and lost the bid to run the one in Thiruvananthapuram, has sought court intervention to block Adani Enterprises, which placed the winning bid, from taking over operations. It cited, among other things, Adani’s lack of experience in operating airports. Adani Enterprises […]
GMR Hyderabad airport divests stake in flight training academy
GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), a subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Ltd, has divested its 100 per cent stake in Asia Pacific Flight Training Academy Ltd (APFTAL), a subsidiary, to a third party, for a token consideration. APFTAL is engaged in the business of providing flight training. As per the latest unaudited financial statements for […]
Etihad board to meet next week to take call on Jet
The board of Etihad Airways is expected to meet next week to decide on the future course of action and investments in Jet Airways. When contacted, a spokesperson of the airline told BusinessLine : “As a minority shareholder, Etihad continues to work constructively with the Jet Airways board, management team, and other stakeholders,” declining to […]
Air India, Vistara snap ties with Jet Airways
Jet Airways passengers may have to suffer more if their flight is cancelled with full-service carriers such as Air India and Vistara having snapped cordial agreements with the debt-laden airline. Air India and Vistara have terminated ‘flight interruption manifest (FIM) agreement’ and ‘interline ticketing agreement facility’, respectively, with the airline. Aircraft grounded The development comes […]
ATF price soars 8.1%, still costs less than petrol, diesel
Jet fuel price was hiked by a steep 8.1 per cent on Friday to its costliest level this year as international oil prices rose, state-owned oil firms said. The price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) was hiked by ₹4,734.15 per kilolitre, or 8.15 per cent, to ₹62,795.12 per kl in the national capital, according to […]
Air India flights to New York, Chicago commence on Thursday
Air India flights to New York and Chicago took off some time back today, sources in the airline said. Sources said both these flights will go over Sharjah, adding that while the flight to New York took off at 11.11 am the flight to Chicago left 11.44 am. With Pakistan shutting its airspace to airlines […]