NEW DELHI: All Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft being operated by Indian airlines have been grounded and around 35 flights of SpiceJet would be cancelled on Thursday consequently, Civil Aviation Secretary P S Kharola said Wednesday. He said Thursday will be a “challenging” day as “out of 520 odd flights that SpiceJet flies every day, […]
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Air India to suspend Delhi-Madrid, Delhi-Birmingham flights from March 16
NEW DELHI: Air India Wednesday announced that it is suspending its flights on Delhi-Madrid and Delhi-Birmingham routes from March 16 till further notice due to “operational reasons”. As Pakistan has kept its airspace closed since February 26 due to the Balakot air strike by the Indian Air Force, Air India’s expenditure on flights to Europe […]
Spot fares see steep rise as DGCA bans 737 Max 8 aircraft over India airspace
NEW DELHI: Spot airfares for Wednesday and Thursday saw a steep rise on important routes across the country as the government grounded Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. According to data provided by Yatra.com, the spot airfare on Wednesday was more than double on heavy traffic routes like Mumbai-Bengaluru, Bengaluru-Mumbai, Chennai-Delhi, Delhi-Kolkata and Mumbai- Chennai, when […]
Take on Boeing planes only after consultations
NEW DELHI: A day after joining the list of countries that has suspended operation of Boeing 737 Max 8 planes, India’s aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Wednesday that lifting the ban on the Max planes will be based on inputs from various agencies and it will not happen soon. DGCA […]
3 Spicejet flights from Hyderabad cancelled
Hyderabad: Three Boeing 737-Max Spice-Jet flights from Hyderabad to Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Bangalore have been cancelled at Rajiv Gandhi International airport on Wednesday morning after Directorate General of Civil Aviation decided to ground the flights for safety reasons. A total of 14 SpiceJet flights were cancelled across the country. The three from Hyderabad were scheduled […]
Asian jet fuel profit margins hit over eight-month low on weak demand
Singapore: Asian refining margins for jet fuel dropped for a second straight session on Wednesday to their lowest levels in more than eight months, as crude prices firmed and demand for the distillate fuel remained weak. Refining margins for jet fuel, which also determine the profitability of closely-related heating kerosene, plunged to USD 13.19 a […]
India to ban all Boeing 737 Max 8 by 4 pm today after Ethiopian plane crash
New Delhi: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday said, all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft would be grounded by 4 pm. This would be done to aircraft scheduled to fly back to India or go to the maintenance facility for parking. Civil Aviation Secretary has called an emergency meeting of all airlines at […]
CISF seizes bullets from businessman at Chennai International airport
Chennai: The CISF officials seized pistol bullets from a businessman during routine check at Chennai International airport in the wee hours of Tuesday. According to reports, Sabapathi, 51, an industrialist, was checking into a flight to Bangkok and had put his luggage for screening when CISF officials found a few bullets of .32 mm variety […]
Boeing 737 Max aircraft to get software patches by April after deadly crashes
Following deadly crashes in recent months, Boeing has promised that it will release software updates for its Boeing 737 Max aircraft by April. In the aftermath of the Lion Air Flight 610 crash that killed 189 people and the more recent Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 disaster that killed all 157 people onboard, Boeing has announced […]
Only pilots with 1,000 flying hours for Boeing 737 MAX planes: DGCA
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Monday issued strict safety instructions for flying Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes by SpiceJet and Jet Airways, including that the pilot-in-command should have at least 1,000 hours of flying experience, a day after an aircraft crash that killed 157 people in Ethiopia. Taking serious note of the second deadly […]
Naresh Goyal seeks Rs 750-cr lifeline from Etihad, warns delay may ground Jet
Mumbai: Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal has sought an urgent funding of Rs 750 crore from its equity partner Etihad, citing “the very precarious” position of the airline following the lingering cash flow issues which got amplified after the forced grounding of over 50 of its planes. In a letter to the Gulf-based carrier’s group […]
Jet Airways denies report of new USD 293 million loan from PNB
New Delhi: Debt-laden Jet Airways Ltd denied a media report on Monday that it had secured a 20.50 billion rupee (USD 293 million) loan from state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) to help pay overdue plane leasing fees and salaries. The airline, which has had to ground planes after failing to make payments to leasing companies […]