A Chinese drone fitted with a camera allegedly flying over the premises of a high-security district jail at Kishtwar was seized by the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday after it crashed on its own. Jail Superintendent Mohammad Iqbal said the drone crashed against one of the watchtowers of the jail and fell down at […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Governor flags off first flight of Hajis from Srinagar Airport
Governor Satya Pal Malik flagged off the first flight of 152 Hajis for Madinah Munawwarah which left from the Srinagar International Airport this morning. Governor interacted with a number of Hajis and extended his best wishes to them for their safe and highly satisfying pilgrimage. Governor urged the pilgrims to pray for welfare and development […]
SpiceJet’s stranded plane cleared from grass area at Mumbai airport
The SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft, which was stuck between the main runway and grass area after skidding off on arrival at the airport here Monday late night, has been pulled back to the runway Thursday, paving the way for full-fledged operations at the aerodrome, officials said. The country’s second busiest airport has been carrying out […]
SpiceJet to operate 148 Hajj flights from and to Srinagar
Budget carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday announced it will be operating 148 special flights from and to Srinagar to ferry pilgrims for this year’s Hajj. The flights will be operated between 4 July and 29 July and 16 August and 11 September. A spokesman of the airline said it will fly more than 11,000 Hajj pilgrims […]
Union Cabinet nod to leasing out 3 airports under AAI
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister NarendraModi, on Wednesday approved the proposal for leasing out Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru airports of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), through the public-private partnership mode. The airports would be leased out to the highest bidder and that it would increase their annual profit 10-fold, Union Minister Prakash […]
PM not to fly over Pakistan while travelling to Bishkek for SCO meet
Prime Minister NarendraModi will not fly over Pakistan on his way to Bishkek on Thursday to attend a summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the External Affairs Ministry said. It said Modi’s aircraft will fly over Oman, Iran and several Central Asian countries to reach the Kyrgyz capital. “The government of India had explored two options […]
IAF aircraft with 13 people on board goes missing
An AN-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force with 13 people on board lost contact with ground agencies around 35 minutes after it took off from Jorhat in Assam on Monday, official sources said. The aircraft got airborne at around 12:25 PM and lost all contacts with ground staff at around 1 PM, they […]
GoAir announces ‘Mega Million Sale’ starting at Rs 899
GoAir has launched its ‘Mega Million Sale’ for its domestic routes with ticket fares starting at Rs 899 onwards. “Total of 1 million (10 lakh) seats are up for grabs for travel from June 15 to December 31. The limited-period 3-days’ booking window opened on Monday and will close on Wednesday, May 29,” read a […]
Mother, six children injured in gas cylinder blast in Uri
A woman and her six children sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast in Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. Reports said that seven members of a family were injured when an LPG cylinder exploded inside the residential house of Mohammad Shafi Chalkoo son of Abdul Dullah Chalkoo of Laghama area of […]
SpiceJet adds 100th aircraft to its fleet
Budget airline SpiceJet on Sunday said it has added a new Boeing 737 aircraft to its fleet, taking its total strength to 100 aircraft. SpiceJet is the fourth domestic airline to have 100 aircraft in its fleet, after Air India, IndiGo, and the now grounded Jet Airways. Its fleet now comprises of 68 Boeing 737s, […]
Div Com reviews work on extension of Jammu Airport
Divisional Commissioner Jammu Sanjeev Verma today convened a meeting with Airport authorities to review progress of work on extension of Jammu Airport. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, Chief Engineer, PWD Nissar Ahmed, ACR Jammu, Chander Parkash, Superintend Engineer, PDD, Karam Chand and senior Airport authorities. The Airport authorities informed the […]
Taiwan lands aircraft on highway as part of military drills
Taiwan has landed war planes on a normally busy highway to simulate a response to a Chinese attack on its airfields. Tuesday’s exercise is part of annual drills designed to showcase the island’s military capabilities and resolve to repel an attack from across the Taiwan Strait amid perceptions of a rising threat. China considers the […]