New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel has proposed route-specific capping of airfares and setting up of a separate entity to exercise control over air ticket prices, amid concerns in various quarters about surging fares. After considering the responses from the civil aviation ministry on airfares, the committee said that self regulation of ticket prices by airlines […]
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US military helicopter with five Marines goes missing; search underway
Search and rescue teams were combing the snowy forests and hills east of San Diego on Wednesday after a US military helicopter with five Marines on board was reported missing, authorities said. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department was informed after 1 am local time that the helicopter, which had been scheduled to land at […]
Airlines placed 247 passengers in ‘no-fly’ list in last four years
New Delhi: As many as 247 passengers were placed on the ‘no-fly’ list in the last four years, with the highest number of 108 individuals barred from flying by airlines for unruly behaviour in 2023, according to official data.Aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has put in place Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) […]
Taylor Swift demands 21-year-old who tracked Musk’s private jet to stop tracking hers
Taylor Swift’s attorneys have threatened legal action against a college student who tracks the private jet trips of the pop star and other rich and famous people. “You have engaged in stalking and harassing behavior, including consistently publishing real-time and precise information about our client’s location,” a lawyer with Venable LLP said in a December […]
US detects Russian aircraft operating in the Alaska ADIZ
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on Tuesday said it detected four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace, NORAD said.
Bolts ‘missing’ from door plug that flew off Boeing MAX 9 jet
A door panel that flew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet mid-flight on January 5 appeared to be missing four key bolts, according to a preliminary report from US investigators that provided the first official look into how the frightening mishap took shape. Lawmakers and the flying public are desperate for answers to what […]
Pakistan election panel halts national carrier PIA’s privatisation
Pakistan’s election commission has halted the caretaker government’s plans to privatise loss-making national carrier Pakistan International Airlines, the Dawn newspaper reported on Monday, citing sources. The election panel in a recent letter to the cabinet secretary, reminded the caretaker government of its role and limitations and sought all relevant documents, the report said. The panel […]
Vistara’s Dubai flight passengers ‘erroneously’ taken to Mumbai airport domestic terminal
Mumbai: Some passengers of a Vistara flight from Dubai were taken to the domestic terminal of the Mumbai airport after landing without completing immigration process on Sunday, while the airline said operating procedures will be tightened to prevent such incidents in the future. International passengers arriving at Indian airports are compulsorily required to undergo immigration […]
Russian emergency helicopter crashes in Karelia lake, three dead
An Mi-8 helicopter belonging to Russia’s emergencies ministry crashed into a lake in the country’s northern region of Karelia, killing all three crew members on board, the authorities said on Monday. “The plane was on a training flight,” the ministry said on the Telegram messaging app. “The helicopter was flown by an experienced crew with […]
Flight delayed or cancelled? Travel insurance has your back
Flight delays due to bad weather such as fog or other reasons have been grabbing the headlines lately, given social media posts and some violent reactions they’ve begun to elicit from irate passengers. They’ve even managed to draw the attention of the Union Civil Aviation ministry, pursuant to the two incidents in Mumbai and Delhi. […]
New quality glitch to delay some Boeing 737 MAX deliveries
Boeing Co said on Sunday it will have to do more work on about 50 undelivered 737 MAX airplanes, potentially delaying near-term deliveries, after its supplier Spirit AeroSystems discovered two mis-drilled holes on some fuselages.Boeing confirmed the findings in response to a Reuters query after industry sources said a spacing problem had been discovered in […]
After Ayodhya, SpiceJet plans to connect more tourist, religious places
New Delhi: After Ayodhya, SpiceJet plans to expand its business over the next two years and increase connectivity between various tourist and religious destinations including Lakshadweep, the airline’s chief Ajay Singh said. The domestic carrier has also plans to operate seaplanes and is awaiting infrastructure development for water ports, the CMD told PTI in an […]