Category: Civil Aviation

Mumbai: Air India has decided that from May 1, if a customer wants to cancel his air ticket or make changes in it within 24 hours of booking, he will not be charged any fee, according to an airline document. However, this facility will be available only if the flight is scheduled at least seven […]

Chennai: A city-bound private plane carrying 179 passengers on board to Ahmedabad made an emergency landing in Chennai international airport due to a technical problem. A major air mishap was averted as the pilot detected the snag earlier. According to airport sources, a private aircraft carrying 179 passengers and 5 cabin crewmembers which boarded from […]

Mumbai: In a clear indication of lack of support from the lenders on further funding, Jet Airways chief executive Vinay Dube has said it is painful that there is no commitment on the part of all stakeholders on paying salaries to the employees which are due in a few days. The now-grounded airline has not […]

Mumbai: An initial probe by the apex aircraft investigation body AAIB has found that one of the Pratt & Whitney-powered engines of the A320 Neo flight of IndiGo, which had made a turn back to Pune early this month, stalled mid-air with a loud bang, according to sources. The investigation into the incident that took […]

New Delhi: The grounding of Jet Airways is turning into a quick windfall and long-term opportunity for international airlines keen to scoop up nearly a million outbound passengers from what was once the nation’s biggest airline. Jet, which previously had a fleet of around 120 largely Boeing Co planes, was forced to indefinitely halt all […]

New Delhi: Jet Airways has advised British entrepreneur Jason Unsworth to contact SBI Caps Ltd, which is managing the bidding process for the bust airline, after he made an unsolicited bid for the carrier. The full service carrier temporarily suspended operations on April 17 as it ran out of cash after lenders decided against extending […]

New Delhi: In a bid to reduce inconvenience to air passengers, the Civil Aviation Ministry on Tuesday said it would allot some of the slots vacated by Jet Airways to other airlines as a temporary measure. “To reduce inconvenience of passengers and facilitate induction of additional capacity, it has been decided to allot some of […]

Mumbai: All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA), the oldest and largest bank union, has written to the bankers’ body—Indian Banks Association (IBA)— asking it to extend a special and exclusive loan to the grounded Jet Airways for the payment of salary dues of the staff against a proper collateral. “We feel that the Banks should […]

New Delhi: Shares of Jet Airways, which has shut down operations temporarily, continued to fall for the third day in a row Monday, tumbling over 23 per cent. The scrip dived 19.34 per cent to Rs 132.20 — its 52-week low — on the BSE. At the NSE, shares plunged 23.17 per cent to hit […]

New Delhi: The government has decided to keep the sale process of Pawan Hans on hold till elections as only one investor has put in financial bids for buying the helicopter service provider. The government holds 51 per cent stake in helicopter service provider Pawan Hans, and the remaining 49 per cent is with ONGC. […]

Mumbai: With an uncertain future staring at over 22,000 employees of the grounded Jet Airways, bank unions Monday suggested offering special loans to them to tide of their financial criss arising from non-payment of salaries. Last week bank unions had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding the government take over the carrier to secure […]

Bengaluru: Jet Airways employees on Monday held a protest here at Town Hall, appealing the Central government to save the private airline. Nearly, 500 Jet Airlines employees including all ground handling staff, cabin crew members, administration and sales team took part in the