A Delhi court Wednesday refused to cancel a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) against Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, in a money laundering case related to the AgustaWestland chopper scam. Special judge Arvind Kumar dismissed Puri’s application seeking cancellation of the NBW saying there was no ground to grant the relief. Puri, […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Govt extends temporary allocation of Jet Airways’ slots
The Centre on Tuesday extended the process of temporary allocation of slots and bilateral foreign flying rights of defunct airline Jet Airways to other airlines till December, a senior official of the Ministry of Civil Aviation said. Due to a fund crunch, Jet Airways shut down its operations on April 17, which led to a […]
Government neglect may force HAL to crash-land
Bengaluru-based defence public sector undertaking Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) had become a rallying point in the national discourse in the build-up to the General Elections of 2019 – right from the row over the alleged Rafale scam and the financial woes in the company. The HAL employees were caught in the political one-upmanship: while opposition […]
Lufthansa to launch flight on Bengaluru-Munich route
German full-service airline Lufthansa is all set to expand its operations into India with the launch of a new route, Bengaluru-Munich from March next year to meet the growing traffic demand. The European carrier along with it’s subsidiary airline Swiss Air currently operates 58 services per week to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru from its […]
IndiGo row: MCA to look into issues
Amid intensifying spat between IndiGo promoters, a senior official said the Ministry of Corporate Affairs will only look at whether allegations of governance lapses are a management dispute or violation of companies law. Rakesh Gangwal and Rahul Bhatia — promoters of the country’s largest airline IndiGo — are fighting over corporate governance matters, with Gangwal […]
Pakistan closes a corridor of its airspace
Pakistan has closed a corridor in its airspace, which will result in an additional up to12 minutes of flying time for overseas flights, an Air India official said on Wednesday. The flights will have to be diverted to other routes due to the closure, the official said. “One air corridor has been closed (in Pakistani […]
Himachal CM seeks Rs 2,000 cr grant for Mandi airport
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Tuesday met Finance Commission Chairman N K Singh and sought a Rs 2,000-crore special purpose grant to construct an international airport in the Mandi district. Thakur said the Airports Authority of India has completed a technical survey related to obstacle limitation surfaces at Nagchala in the Mandi district […]
GMR begins works on Phase 3A expansion of IGI airport
The GMR Group-led Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has commenced works on expanding the IGI Airport future-ready. The Phase 3A expansion works, being carried out as per the Master Plan 2016, would enable IGI Airport to handle 100 million passengers per annum in next three years. The objectives of Phase 3A expansion are to enhance […]
11 flights cancelled, 9 diverted due to rains in Mumbai
Heavy rains in Mumbai affected air services leading to the cancellation of 11 flights and diversion of nine incoming aircraft to nearby airports on Saturday, an official said. The operations at the city airport, however, are now normal, the official said. The cancelled flights include seven departures and four arrivals. “As many as 11 flights […]
737 MAX grounding: Boeing reports biggest-ever loss
Boeing reported its biggest loss ever on Wednesday as the 737 MAX crisis drags on, and the company warned it could be forced to temporarily halt production of the plane if the grounding is extended much longer. The aviation giant’s troubles have been mounting since the MAX was taken out of service worldwide in March […]
Engine development:India in danger of being left behind
The Indian aircraft engine programme is in danger of being set back by decades if it is not provided by adequate funding or support, warned a former DRDO official. T Mohan Rao, the former head of the Defense Research and Development Agency’s (DRDO) Gas Turbine Research Organization (GTRE) who held a press conference in Bengaluru […]
Why HDFC Bank denied loans to Vijay Mallya
Noted banker Aditya Puri has advised his peers to clearly separate personal friendships from banking and cited how his bank turned down a loan request from the now-fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya. Explaining how HDFC Bank had refused loans to the ex-liquor baron Mallya, Puri said, “a banker can have a coffee with any person and […]