Australia’s Qantas Airways agreed to pay A$120 million ($79 million) to settle a regulator lawsuit over the sale of thousands of tickets on already cancelled flights, in an attempt to end a reputational crisis that has engulfed the airline. The company will split A$20 million between more than 86,000 customers who booked tickets on the […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Foreign firms to continue visa services at Colombo airport: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s immigration authorities on Sunday said the foreign companies facilitating visa services for travellers at the Bandaranaike International Airport here will maintain their operations. The clarification came after the airport witnessed protests by tourists against the foreign companies for their poor visa service on Wednesday. Subsequently, the immigration department took control of the visa-on-arrival […]
Plane-less Go First’s situation ‘painful’; hopes for tailwind remain muted
Last May, it all started with flight suspension for just three days and “an unfortunate decision” of voluntary insolvency resolution option taken to protect the airline’s interests. A year down the lane, the now plane-less Go First’s fate remains uncertain and come June, there are revival expectations, though muted, when the extended deadline for the […]
Boeing to launch astronauts in new capsule, expanding space travel
After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. It’s the first flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule with a crew on board, a pair of NASA pilots who will check out the spacecraft during the test drive and a weeklong stay at the space […]
Bomb threat: Security beefed up at Karnataka’s Mangaluru Int’l Airport
Security has been beefed up at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) after the airport authorities received an email about a bomb scare, police said on Saturday. Following the threat received on April 29, the CISF and the police got into multiple levels of security sweeps all over the airport. A First Information Report has been […]
Air India reduces cabin baggage allowance to 15 kg for lowest fare segment
Loss-making Air India has reduced the free cabin baggage allowance to 15 kilogram from 20 kilogram for the lowest economy fare segment on domestic flights. The changes have been made in the menu-based pricing model fare families that were introduced by the Tata Group-owned Air India last August, with the airline saying that a one-size-fits-all […]
Go First won’t move against Delhi High Court order, set for liquidation
Go First will not challenge the Delhi High Court order that told the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to deregister all its 54 aircraft by Friday (May 3), and is heading towards liquidation, people in the know told Business Standard. Lenders told the newspaper the only option that remained was liquidation. They said they […]
AI pilot operates experimental F-16 fighter jet: What this means for war
With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of US airpower. But the aerial combat that followed was unlike any other: This F-16 was controlled by artificial intelligence, not a human pilot. And riding in the front seat was Air Force […]
Air India to resume flight services between Delhi-Tel Aviv on May 16
Air India on Friday said it will resume flight services between Delhi and Tel Aviv on May 16. The airline has temporarily suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv amid tensions in the Middle East. In a post on X, Air India said it will resume “services between Delhi and Tel Aviv with five weekly […]
Pvt helicopter going to pick Shiv Sena (UBT) leader tilts in Maha’s Raigad
The pilot of a helicopter was injured after it tilted during landing in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Friday, a police official said. The chopper was scheduled to pick Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare for a public rally in connection with the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, he said. The helicopter got tilted when the pilot […]
Flights cancelled, offices and beaches closed: Heavy rains lash Dubai again
Heavy rainfall hit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday, resulting in numerous flight cancellations and the suspension of bus services in Dubai. Following heavy rains, people and students have been asked to shift to remote work and study from home. Dubai’s MeT department issued an orange alert for Friday as well. The UAE authorities […]
Go First planes need parts; lessors to take longer to fly them out of India
Lessors are likely to take a longer time to fly the Go First’s deregistered 54 planes out of the country as the majority of the planes require engine and spare parts, according to industry experts. Out of the 54 planes, around 24 that were in a flying condition when the airline stopped operations last May […]