Category: Civil Aviation

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Tuesday kicked off the procurement of 111 Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) for the Indian Navy. This acquisition, estimated to be worth Rs 21,738 crore, is the first one being processed under the new Strategic Partner (SP) procurement model. The SP model envisages the indigenous manufacture of major defence platforms […]

The BJP on Tuesday dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Rafale jet deal as the height of shamelessness and irresponsibility and asserted that the e-mail he cited to criticise the prime minister referred to some chopper deal and not the purchase of the fighter aircraft. Senior party leader and Union […]

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday raised more issues related to the Rafale deal controversy at a press conference held at the Congress headquarters in Delhi. Based on an Indian Express report, he alleged that Anil Ambani, whose company is an offset partner in the Rafale deal, had met French government officials 10 days ahead […]

The CBI and the Enforcement Directorate Tuesday strongly opposed before a Delhi court the bail plea of Christian Michel, arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, saying he may abscond from India if released. CBI and the ED, in their separate replies, told special judge Arvind Kumar that Michel is accused of serious economic offences […]

After telling Air India on February 10 that they would not be following any changes in the duty roster system because of non-payment of flying allowance, the pilots’ union of the national carrier decided on Tuesday that “if any pilot is victimised” by the management, it would go to any extent, including resorting to “strikes”. […]

India’s airlines are poised to cut their cumulative losses by as much as two-thirds in the financial year starting in April, aviation consultancy CAPA India said on Tuesday, with airline executives saying ticket prices are finally rising. The consultancy’s forecast is for Indian carriers to lose a collective $550 million to $700 million for financial […]

Shortage of pilots continued to hamper operations of IndiGo with the budget carrier Tuesday cancelling as many as 30 flights from across major airports and passengers allegedly being forced to buy last minute tickets at high fares, a source said.

Shortage of pilots continued to hamper budget carrier IndiGos operations with the airline cancelling as many as 30 flights Tuesday from across stations and passengers allegedly being forced to buy last minute high fares for its flights, a source said. On Monday also, the Gurugram-headquartered airline had pulled out 32 flights from its network. On […]

Fluctuation in oil prices, yield indiscipline and airport infrastructure constraints remain three main challenges for Indian aviation market, SpiceJet Chairman and MD Ajay Singh said.

SpiceJet will set up a pilot-training school to meet its growth requirements, airline’s Chairman Ajay Singh said on Tuesday. There is a shortage of trained commanders with domestic air traffic growing at 20 per cent and airlines increasing capacity. Singh, however, said the airline had adequate number of pilots and had not cancelled a single […]

Aviation consultancy CAPA estimates airline industrywide losses in India to reduce to $500-700 million in FY20 but forecasts slower domestic traffic growth as airlines focus on international routes.

Air India will increase its fleet utilisation and add frequencies to its existing Melbourne and US routes, the airline’s Finance Director, Vinod Hejmadi, said on Tuesday. The national carrier is mired in debt and huge losses that have led to payment delays and grounding of around 15 planes due to a shortage of spares. Hejmadi […]