New Delhi: SpiceJet, which has been facing multiple headwinds, on Friday said it has received Rs 744 crore as the first tranche of funds being raised through allotment of securities on a preferential basis. On December 12, the airline had said it would raise fresh capital of Rs 2,250 crore through issuance of securities. According […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Karnataka to soar in aviation, says PM Modi
Karnataka is evolving into a major aviation hub due to the many aerospace manufacturing and research facilities being built in the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, as he inaugurated the Boeing India Engineering & Technology Centre (BIETC) in Bengaluru. “It is a big day for the residents of Karnataka,” Modi said, lauding […]
PM Modi inaugurates Boeing’s largest facility outside US in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated Boeing’s new global engineering and technology centre campus near here. Built at a cost of Rs 1,600 crore, the 43-acre state-of-the-art Boeing India Engineering and Technology Centre (BIETC) campus is the planemaker’s largest such investment outside the US, the company said. The campus at Hightech Defence and […]
Know your flyer rights
On Sunday, some 50 outbound flights were delayed at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru, and schedules of several inbound flights were affected, too. Metrolife asked travel and consumer rights experts about what flyers can do in such circumstances. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) guidelines, when a flight is delayed for less […]
Marikuppam MEMU train to terminate at KR Puram for 3 months
Bengaluru: Train number 01778/01779 Marikuppam-Baiyappanahalli-Marikuppam MEMU will be terminated at KR Puram from January 24 to April 30 due to operational constraints at Baiyappanahalli. The following trains will run on different routes due to engineering work related to the track maintenance between Sitafal Mandi-Kacheguda and Alampur Road-Kurnool City sections of the Hyderabad division: Train number […]
Bengal train services affected as outfit demanding separate state blocks tracks in Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri (WB): Train services were affected as members of the All Kamtapur Students’ Union (AKSU) blocked the railway tracks in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Friday morning to press for their demand for a separate state. The blockade at the Betgara station in the New Jalpaiguri-New Bongaigaon section of the Northeast Frontier Railway began at […]
Boeing sees no delays to plane deliveries to India because of MAX 9 issues
Hyderabad: Boeing expects no meaningful delays of plane deliveries to India because of the MAX 9 issues even as it intensifies quality scrutiny of its 737 jets production programme, a top company executive said on Friday. The planemaker will also focus on the quality of aircraft over numbers in India, Darren Hulst, Boeing’s vice president […]
South Asia will need 2,705 new airplanes by 2042: Boeing forecast
Hyderabad: South Asia, including India, will need 2,705 new airplanes by 2042. American aircraft manufacturer Boeing forecasted that the South Asia region will become the fastest-growing commercial aviation market with more than 8 per cent annual traffic growth over the next 20 years. Supported by a strong economy, India’s rapidly expanding middle class will drive […]
Mangaluru Airport adjudged best in under-five million passenger category
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru International Airport has been adjudged as the best airport in the under-five million passenger category at ‘Wings India 2024,’ Asia’s largest civil aviation exhibition. Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia presented the award at a gala function in Hyderabad on January 18, a release from MIA said here on Friday. The Ministry of […]
Delhi airport: Flight operations to remain suspended for over 2 hours till January 26
New Delhi: There will be no flight arrivals or departures at the Delhi airport from 10.20 am to 12.45 pm every day till January 26 in connection with the Republic Day preparations and celebrations, according to an official. The NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) issued by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been revised to […]
Akasa Air announces commercial flight operations from upcoming Noida airport
Noida: Akasa Air on Friday became the second airline to announce commercial flight operations from the upcoming Noida International Airport in Uttar Pradesh. IndiGo was the first airline to announce a tie-up with the greenfield airport, located near the national capital, for commercial services, according to a statement. A partnership agreement was signed between Akasa […]
US FAA to investigate emergency landing of Atlas Air Boeing cargo plane
Washington: The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will investigate an incident where an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport after facing an engine malfunction shortly after departure. Earlier, unverified videos on social media platform X showed flames shooting out of the left wing of […]