Category: Civil Aviation

Chennai: A special Air India flight with around 420 Haj pilgrims on board made an emergency landing in Chennai international airport in the wee hours of Friday after a passenger took ill. Abdul Jalil (58), an Indian national, flying from Chennai-Jetta complained of breathlessness following which the pilot decided to divert the Airbus to Chennai. […]

Underlining its commitment to offer superlative booking experiences, Cleartrip has launched ‘Flexifly’. The feature is designed to save travellers who need to change their travel schedule from the hefty charges associated with amending a flight booking. Flexifly is well-suited for both corporate travellers, who often have to end-up rescheduling their flights at a moment’s notice, […]

Kolkata: Be prepared to shell out more from your wallet, when you are flying and footing your hotel bills. Unlike the global travel industry scenario, India’s strong economic growth is fueling a greater demand for business travel and driving up prices. Airfares are predicted to increase 5 per cent (in local currency terms; 0 per […]

Chennai: German airline Lufthansa Group Wednesday said it has lined up plans to increase capacity in business class on its flights operating from the city. The move by the airliner comes in the backdrop of the 50 per cent expected growth of international passengers in the country by 2020, a press release said.

Mumbai: Budget carrier IndiGo said on Monday it will expand its operations in Saudi Arabia with the launch of a flight service to Jeddah from Kochi. The non-stop daily flight on the Kochi-Jeddah route will commence operations from September 16, IndiGo said in a release.

Hyderabad: The Centre has rejected a proposal to rename Tirupati airport after Lord Venkateswara and the Vijayawada airport after former chief minister N.T. Rama Rao. The ministry of civil aviation said it had not considered these proposals because the policy related to renaming of airports has not been finalised. “Since the above proposals were received […]

Bengaluru: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has delivered a Chetak helicopter ahead of schedule to Indian Navy. The documents were handed over by S. Anbuvelan, General Manager of Helicopter Division (HAL) to Commodore Vikram Menon, at an event held here on Wednesday. HAL entered into a contract with the Indian Navy in August 2017 for supply of […]

Bengaluru: The Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru has successfully launched its fully biometric self-boarding facility for passengers ‘Early Go Live’, as part of its Digi Yatra project. The Airport has partnered with Vistara airlines on Monday launched the biometric platform technology that will enable passengers to a seamless move from registration to boarding.

Chennai: Indian Navy will gets its fifth Dornier Aircraft Squadron here Monday that would strengthen its capabilities in coastal security. The new air squadron is scheduled to be commissioned by Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Naval Staff at Naval Air Enclave, Meenambakkam here, a press release said.

Mysuru: It was a happy moment for Kerala-based professor Ms Saly Abraham who lives in Mysuru as her long awaited flight to Kochi was launched on Friday morning enabling her to reach Kerala to visit her aged parents in just one hour 30 minutes, all at a cost of Rs 1500. “We used to travel […]

Mumbai: The resolution professional of the bankrupt Jet Airways on Thursday said he has received claims worth Rs 24,887 crore in 16,643 claims, including Rs 8,462 crore by financial creditors, against the company. Significantly, the RP rejected a claim of Rs 229 crore from JetAir, the privately held company of founder Naresh Goyal, which was […]

New Delhi: The board of InterGlobe Aviation on Friday discussed a “range of issues”, including appointment of a woman director, and the meeting will continue on Saturday, company’s CEO Ronojoy Dutta said. The board meet comes against the backdrop of an onging spat between promoters Rakesh Gangwal and Rahul Bhatia over alleged corporate governance lapses.