Category: Civil Aviation

Shareholders of InterGlobe Aviation, the parent company of IndiGo, have voted to scrap a clause in the articles of association (AoA) that gives the airline’s two promoters a right of first refusal (RoFR) over the acquisition of each other’s shares. InterGlobe Aviation is promoted by Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal. Together, they own a 74.4 […]

JetBlue Airways Corp is reducing its schedule through Jan. 13 by about 1,280 flights due to a surge in crew members falling sick from the Omicron coronavirus variant, a spokesperson for the airline told Reuters on Thursday. Carriers have been canceling hundreds of flights every day in the United States since Christmas Eve as they […]

The tri-services inquiry team formed to probe the December 8 chopper crash in which 14 people including Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife, and 12 others lost their lives, is expected to submit their report to the government by December 31. The probe team is headed by Air Marshal Manvendra Singh […]

Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in the city, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said many international travellers, who have tested negative at the airport, are testing positive after a few days and infecting their family members during the period. “The cases have increased due to international flights. Even during the earlier wave, […]

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has advised airlines in India to play Indian music on their flights as well as at airports in the country after the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) submitted a memorandum to him requesting it. “Music played by most airlines across the globe is quintessential of the country to which […]

AirAsia India said on Wednesday it has paid all its dues to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the airline was making all payments as per credit terms on due dates from September 2021. PTI had on December 26 reported that AirAsia India’s dues to the AAI increased from Rs 1.47 crore in January […]

Airlines continue to cut flights as rising numbers of staff are infected by the Omicron coronavirus variant and bad winter weather disrupts parts of the US. As of Tuesday morning, 2,182 flights set to depart in the day have been canceled, and the cancellations have amounted to about 13,000 since Friday morning, according to figures […]

Go First and IndiGo have announced discounts for travel between January 15 and April 15. Go First’s is offering fares from Rs 1,022 and IndiGo from Rs 1,122. “This will help them plan domestic travel in advance and at affordable fares,” IndiGo’s Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer Sanjay Kumar said.

A British Airways aircraft carrying around 200 holiday travellers from London survived a mid-air scare after a lump of ice from a jet 1,000 feet above it smashed into the plane at 35,000 feet that left its windscreen cracked, according to media reports. The Boeing 777 aircraft cruising at 35,000 feet was making the journey […]

India’s leading carrier, IndiGo, on Tuesday announced a special five-day year-end sale across 150-plus domestic flights on 6E network. The sale, effective from Dec 27, 2021, to Dec 31, 2021, will offer customers all-inclusive fares on domestic flights starting at Rs 1,122. The sale is valid on travel from January 15, 2022, to April 15, […]

India’s aviation sector is expected to maintain its high growth altitude in 2022 on a year-on-year basis, despite fears triggered by the new Omicron Covid-19 variant. Accordingly, the domestic passenger traffic is expected to inch even closer to the pre-Covid levels, whereas the Omicron variant, while remaining a major concern, might not substantially impact operations. […]

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday asserted that use of drones in the farm sector can generate about 50 lakh jobs in the vast rural segment in one year alone. Gadkari said he has discussed with his two cabinet colleagues the need to draft a policy on using the drone technology in the farm sector. […]