Ever since Go First announced its voluntary insolvency and canceled flights amid the travel season, airlines like IndiGo, Vistara, and Air India have stepped up to start new flights, reported Economic Times. According to the report, Tata Group-owned Air India has increased frequency on routes such as Delhi-Srinagar and Delhi-Leh, whereas, IndiGo, on the other […]
Category: Civil Aviation
NCLAT to pass order on appeal against Go First’s insolvency on May 22
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday said it will pass an order on the plea challenging the admission of Go First’s insolvency on May 22. Aircraft lessors challenged the order of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Delhi admitting the cash-strapped airline’s plea for voluntary insolvency. The appellate tribunal told all the […]
Allow Go First pilots to exit without impediment: Pilot body to Scindia
Pilots from financially stressed airlines should be allowed to leave their jobs without any coercive action, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has said in a representation to Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. The pilot’s body has written to the minister seeking his intervention to help Go First pilots facing hurdles in leaving the airline. […]
Northern Army commander thanks people for help post chopper’s hard-landing
Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday visited Machna village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district and thanked the villagers for providing timely assistance to the crew after the hard-landing of a chopper of the security forces on May 4. The Army helicopter crashed after the hard landing in a forested area in […]
UAE: SCC approves draft laws for Aviation Department, Airport Authority
The Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC), during its fourteenth session of its regular fourth legislative term at its headquarters in Sharjah, approved draft laws for the Sharjah Civil Aviation Department and the Sharjah International Airport Authority. The session was chaired by Hanan Rashid Al Jarwan, Vice Chairperson of the Sharjah Consultative Council, and was attended by […]
Airports to boost infra to handle higher number of passengers: Aviation min
To ensure that there is no congestion at major airports, the civil aviation ministry on Friday asked airport operators to carry out a thorough internal analysis of their throughput and space requirements in order to boost infrastructure for hassle-free travel, according to sources. The issues related to congestion at airports during peak travel periods and […]
SpiceJet suspends flight operations from Ahmedabad-Goa for a month
Three days after lessors requested the aviation regulator, DGCA, to de-register three of the airline’s planes, SpiceJet has suspended flight operations from Ahmedabad-Goa, for a month, sources in the know of things said. However, an official at SpiceJet claimed they keep on suspending operations as per demand and the flights are not grounded. Earlier, lessors […]
Meghalaya CM meets Scindia, submits proposals to set up heliports, airport
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday met Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in New Delhi and submitted proposals to set up heliports and an international airport in the northeastern state to boost tourism. The existing Shillong airport has a short runway, which is not feasible for landing of big aircraft, while the Baljek […]
India is a focus market for the carrier, says KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on Friday said India is a focus market for the carrier as it introduced a new class for travellers on its flights between various Indian cities and Amsterdam. The airline is part of the Air France-KLM Group, which recorded passenger traffic of one million on Indian routes in 2022. India is […]
Hindustan Aeronautics posts first decline in profit in 10 quarters
BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Friday, reported its first decline in profit in 10 quarters, hurt by higher input costs and tax expenses. HAL’s consolidated net profit fell nearly 9% to 28.31 billion rupees ($346.2 million) in the fourth quarter ended March 31. While revenue from operations rose 8% to 124.95 […]
Govt set to make an equity infusion of Rs 300 crore in Alliance Air
The government is set to make an equity infusion of Rs 300 crore in regional carrier Alliance Air, which is facing financial headwinds, according to a senior official. Alliance Air, earlier part of Air India, is now owned by AI Assets Holding Ltd (AIAHL), a special-purpose vehicle formed by the central government. The disinvestment-bound Alliance […]
Air India imposes 2 year flying ban on individual for unruly behaviour
Air India has imposed a two-year flying ban on an individual who caused physical harm to two female cabin crew members onboard a Delhi-London flight on April 10, a source said on Friday. The Delhi Police had filed a case against the passenger, identified as 25-year-old Jaskirat Singh Padda from Punjab, on a complaint filed […]