Hyderabad: Low-cost airlines have made travel cheaper but there are many complaints against them. The largest number of complaints lodged with the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is against Indigo Airlines followed by Spicejet.
Category: Civil Aviation
Budget for VVIP travel increased
Hyderabad: Around Rs 320 crore of tax money was allocated to pay the staff and to maintain facilities for VVIP special flights. The Centre has increased its budget for VVIP air travel.
Bengaluru: Pilot shortage, Indigo cancels 32 flights
Bengaluru: Indigo Air has been cancelling flights over the last few days due to shortage of pilots. But the biggest blow yet came on Monday when the low-cost airline cancelled 32 flights, affecting the travel schedules of hundreds of passengers across the country.
HAL’s Q3 net profit declines 17 pc to Rs 455 cr
New Delhi: State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd on Monday reported a 17.02 per cent decline in net profit to Rs 455.19 crore in the third quarter ended December 2018.
Jet Airways shares dive over 5 pc on flight cancellations
New Delhi: Shares of Jet Airways plunged over five per cent on Monday after the firm cancelled more than 10 flights due to operational reasons.
HAL posted profit of Rs 7,334 crore from 2015-16 to Sept 2018
New Delhi: Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL), the defence PSU, has registered a profit of Rs 7,334 crore since 2015-16 to September 2018, the government said on Monday.
IndiGo, Vistara offers flight tickets from Rs 899 in new sale
New Delhi: Low-cost airline IndiGo is providing flight tickets from an all-inclusive cost of Rs 899 and Rs 3,399 for its domestic and international routes.
Over 10,800 flights cancelled in 2018
Hyderabad: Over 10,800 flights were cancelled last year, disrupting the schedules of thousands of passengers, many of them heading to important meetings, writing exams or taking collecting flights.
Air India chief Pradeep Singh Kharola to steer Civil Aviation Ministry as secretary
New Delhi: Air India chief Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed Civil Aviation secretary as part of a minor top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected on Wednesday, according to an official order.
Jet Airways pilots may take final call on salary payment delays in march
New Delhi: Pilots of crisis-hit Jet Airways this week discussed the current situation and are likely to take a final call next month in case the airline fails to adhere to the timeline set for partial payment of salaries, according to a source.
WOW! Check out the first supersonic jet to launch soon
Boeing announced a partnership with Aerion, a Reno, Nev.-based company pioneering next-generation supersonic aircraft. As part of the agreement, Boeing made a significant investment in Aerion to accelerate technology development and aircraft design, and unlock supersonic air travel for new markets. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Airfares surge for Mumbai airport repair work
Mumbai: With the Mumbai airport shutting for runway repairs thrice a week, airfares especially on the Delhi-Mumbai sector, has seen a surge of 30 per cent owning to fewer flights operating out of one of India’s busiest airports.