Category: Deccan Herald

Airbus announced on Thursday that it was pulling the plug on its flagship A380 superjumbo, the world’s biggest commercial airliner, after just over a decade in service. The announcement came after years of struggling to find buyers for the mammoth plane, while legacy clients like Qantas and Emirates walked back on plans to bulk up […]

Budget carrier IndiGo on Friday said scheduled cancellations of 30 flights every day would continue till March 31 and denied that 130 flights were being cancelled on Friday. IndiGo’s statement came a day after media reports said the airline would cancel 130 flights on Friday. The carrier also said that out of the listed 130 […]

Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal has created history by becoming the first Indian Woman Flight Engineer. She successfully completed the Flight Engineers’ course at 112 Helicopter Unit attached to the Air Force Station, Yelahanka here. Commissioned on January 5, 2015 in the engineering branch of the IAF, she has served as Chief of firing team and […]

The Kempegowda International Airport will have an aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in its premises by March 2020. Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has inked a deal with InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, operator of the domestic carrier, IndiGo.

Naresh Goyal-controlled Jet Airways has agreed with most of the conditions set by its partner Etihad for offering a lifeline to the debt-laden domestic carrier, according to a report in Business Standard.

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday doubled allocation for a special purpose vehicle Air India Asset Holding Limited (AIAHL) set up to service Air India’s debt to Rs 2600 crore.

Following the crash of the Indian Air Force aircraft at the HAL airport near Yemalur, the public broke the wall at the crash site and tried saving the injured pilots.

A Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft on a test sortie crashed at the HAL Airport here on Friday morning, killing both the pilots. The pilots had ejected out but the parachutes caught fire, causing them fatal burns.

A Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft on a test sortie crashed at the HAL Airport here on Friday morning, killing both the pilots. The pilots had ejected out but the parachutes caught fire, causing them fatal burns.

Thousands of employees in the tech companies in Yemalur close to the HAL Airport wall heaved a collective sigh of relief. They were relieved that the crash happened inside the wall, averting a major disaster.

State Bank of India, a lender to Jet Airways, is likely to own 15 per cent of the cash-strapped carrier after the airline gets consent for a debt to equity swap, TV channels reported on Tuesday citing agencies.