Mumbai: An octogenarian Air India passenger, who had requested for a wheelchair at the Mumbai airport but decided to walk as he was asked to wait due to heavy demand for wheelchair, died after collapsing at the time of immigration process. The incident happened at the airport on February 12 after the passenger landed in […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Mangaluru International Airport receives level-3 accreditation from ACI
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru International Airport has received the coveted level-3 airport customer experience accreditation from the Airports Council International (ACI), a release from the MIA here said on Friday. Issued by the ACI on February 2, the accreditation is valid for one year. The airport had received the level-2 accreditation in December 2022. The accreditation […]
Akasa Air says will probe incident involving Lok Sabha MP Pragya Thakur at Delhi airport
New Delhi: Akasa Air on Friday said it will carry out a detailed investigation into the “deboarding experience” of BJP leader and Lok Sabha member Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur at the Delhi airport after she alleged that airline staff conspired and tried to cause loss to her. Details about the incident that happened on February […]
DGCA issues show cause notice to Air India over incident involving 80-year-old passenger at Mumbai airport
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday issued a show cause notice to Air India regarding the incident of an 80-year-old passenger who collapsed and later died after walking from a plane to the terminal at the Mumbai airport as he did not get a wheelchair. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had sought […]
SpiceJet shares rally over 11% after Ajay Singh submits bid for Go First
New Delhi: Shares of SpiceJet surged more than 11 per cent on Friday after the airline said its chief Ajay Singh, along with Busy Bee Airways, has submitted a bid for bankrupt budget airline Go First. The stock of no-frills carrier zoomed 11.28 per cent to close at Rs 70.81 apiece on the BSE. During […]
SpiceJet’s Ajay Singh along with Busy Bee Airways bid for bankrupt Go First
New Delhi: SpiceJet chief Ajay Singh along with Busy Bee Airways have put in a bid for bankrupt Go First as the budget carrier looks to strengthen its operations with more slots and international flying rights of Go First. The announcement also comes at a time when the crisis-hit SpiceJet is raising funds and rationalising […]
Akasa Air to start international operations from March 28
New Delhi: Akasa Air on Friday said it will start international operations with flight services to Doha starting from March 28. “Starting 28 March 2024, Akasa Air will operate four non-stop flights a week, connecting Mumbai with Doha, enhancing air connectivity between Qatar and India,” the airline said in a release. Akasa Air Founder and […]
Nikhil Joshi appointed as MD of Boeing Defence India
New Delhi: US aerospace major Boeing on Thursday announced the appointment of Nikhil Joshi as managing director of Boeing Defence India (BDI), saying it is aimed at strengthening the company’s operations and accelerated growth strategy in the country. Based in New Delhi, Joshi will lead current and future programmes for BDI to enhance the mission […]
Airbus CEO tells staff Space losses ‘not acceptable’
Paris: The head of Europe’s Airbus has told staff that recent unexpected charges in its Space business are “not acceptable”, in a candid assessment of a business facing what he described as an internal crisis, people familiar with the matter said. In November, Airbus took a 300-million-euro ($320 million)charge on unidentified satellite programmes, said by […]
IndiGo signs financing pact with BOC Aviation for 4 Airbus A320NEO aircraft
Singapore: Singapore-headquartered BOC Aviation Ltd on Wednesday said it has entered into a finance lease transaction with InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (IndiGo). The deal has been signed for four Airbus A320NEO aircraft. “We are pleased to be closing another four finance leases with IndiGo,” said Steven Townend, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, BOC Aviation. “We […]
NCLT extends deadline for Go First’s insolvency for another 60 days
New Delhi: The National Company Law Tribunal on Tuesday extended the deadline for another 60 days to complete the resolution process of grounded airline Go First. A two-member bench of the Delhi-based NCLT admitted the plea filed by the resolution professional (RP) of Go First seeking an extension of the timeline to complete the corporate […]
In a boost to ‘Make in India’ initiative, Indian company to make all doors of Airbus 220 planes
New Delhi: Aircraft maker Airbus on Thursday announced awarding a contract to Indian company Dynamatic Technologies for manufacturing all the doors for its next-generation narrow body A220 planes, giving a boost to the ‘Make in India’ initiative. While financial details were not disclosed, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said it is one of the single-largest […]