A Sukohi fighter jet suffered major damage last week in a bird hit here, underlining the threat that the menace poses to the crucial Western Air Command base. The incident was recounted on Monday by Jodhpur airbase Air Officer-in-Command Phillip Thomas to the district administration, which is responsible for the upkeep of the open portion […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Private firm to handle Nagpur airport soon
The Nagpur airport, which was announced to be privatised last year, will be handed over to GMR Airport Ltd next month. Officials said that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) will conduct a board meeting to hand over various departments to GMR. Though GMR would take time to completely take over the airport, its privatisation […]
MIAL and online tracker differ on affected flight numbers
Rain on Tuesday led to go-arounds, delays and diversion of flights at the city’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). While a Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL) spokesperson said that operations were normal with few delays, flightradar24, an online platform that displays real-time flight movements, stated that on average, departing flights were delayed by […]
IndiGo to launch direct flights from Kolkata to Hanoi
IndiGo is set to launch daily direct flights between Kolkata and Hanoi from October 3, making the Vietnamese capital the fifth Southeast Asian destination on the airline’s network, the low-cost carrier announced on Tuesday. The flight to Hanoi (6E 1398) will take off from Kolkata at 12.40 pm and the return flight (6E 1399) will […]
2 SpiceJet pilots banned for a year by DGCA
The two pilots of the SpiceJet flight that overshot the runway and remained stuck just off it for four days in Mumabi, resulting in the closure of the main runway at one of India’s busiest airports, have been barred from flying for a year by the aviation regulator. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), […]
Pilot of Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight aborts take-off at last minute
More than 150 passengers of a Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight from the city survived a scare on Monday evening when the pilot aborted take-off at the last minute at the Raja Bhoj airport here due to a technical glitch in the aircraft’s wheels, an official said. An IndiGo airline executive confirmed the incident and said all […]
55-yr-old duped of Rs. 80K via fake travel portal in Mumbai
The Maharashtra cyber police are on the lookout for unknown persons who duped a 55-year-old man of Rs. 80,000 through a fake travel website. According to Kasturba Marg police, the complainant, who works as a clerk at a petroleum company, wanted to take his family on a tour to Malaysia and Singapore. He started searching […]
Baggage container rolls off at windy Mumbai airport, hits parked Vistara plane
A Vistara Airline parked at the Mumbai airport was dented after an empty baggage container of another airline, propelled by gusty wind accidentally rolled off and hit the starboard side of one of its engines, an official statement from the airline said. Vistara’s spokesperson said that the incident happened on Saturday, and there were no […]
Caller said Bombay, airport control room heard ‘bomb hai’
A young man called Mumbai airport’s control room to enquire about job openings, referred to the city by its old name, and set off a bomb scare, resulting in the formation of a bomb threat assessment committee and heightened security. The caller, a hotel management graduate looking for a job, found a number for the […]
Six-month old infant dies on board flight from Patna to Delhi
A six-month-old infant girl, who was suffering from a heart ailment, died on board a flight from Patna to Delhi early Thursday, officials said. The child was accompanied by her parents and they were flying to Delhi for her medical treatment. Deputy commissioner of police (Delhi airport) Sanjay Bhatia said they received information that the […]
Jet Airways’ lenders approve interim finance plan of $10 million: Report
Lenders to Jet Airways agreed on Friday to provide some interim financing to the bankrupt airline to help it cover legal and other costs, as resolution experts look to find a potential buyer. In a regulatory filing, bankruptcy resolution firm Grant Thornton said Jet’s lenders had also approved the eligibility criteria for potential buyers. The […]
Boeing to pay $50 m to 737 MAX crash victims’ families
Boeing Co said on Wednesday it will dedicate half of a $100 million fund it created after two crashes of its 737 MAX planes to provide payments to families of those killed, with veteran U.S. compensation expert Ken Feinberg hired by the world’s largest plane maker to oversee the distribution. The announcement of Feinberg’s hiring […]