The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named Ratul Puri, the nephew of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, in the supplementary charge sheet filed against alleged defence agent Sushen Mohan Gupta in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam. The charge sheet was filed in the court in Delhi on May 22. It told a special Central Bureau […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Airlines told to prep for bad weather, carry fuel to fly to 2 other airports
Civil aviation regulator has asked the airlines in India to carry fuel for two alternate destinations considering adverse weather conditions in some part of the country. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a safety circular after investigating incidents where the crew have declared MAYDAY FUEL for seeking priority in landing either during […]
Carry excess fuel, DGCA tells airlines
In view of adverse weather conditions in some parts of the country, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked airlines to carry excess fuel, which may be needed for emergency diversions, according to a safety circular issued by the regulator. The circular comes after the DGCA noticed that in a few incidents, the […]
Relaxation in regulations to encourage foreign investments, consolidate gains
The budget on Friday proposed to permit 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in insurance intermediaries like brokers, advisers and web aggregators, promised to ease local sourcing norms for single-brand retailers and to examine proposals for opening up wider to overseas investors in some sectors such as aviation, insurance and the media segment that comprises animation, […]
Govt orders probe into Jet Airways over alleged siphoning of funds
India ordered an investigation on Thursday into alleged mismanagement of funds at Jet Airways, which halted operations in April after running out of cash. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has ordered Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to carry out the investigation, a government order seen by Reuters showed. The order refers to alleged siphoning of […]
SpiceJet plane stranded on Mumbai runway pulled out after days
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 […]
3 days on, SpiceJet aircraft still stuck at Mumbai airport
Passengers flying from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) may continue to face delays as the stuck SpiceJet aircraft is likely to be towed away only by Friday evening. In the 72 hours since it has been stuck, the aircraft has been moved just around 70 metres towards the paved area of the runway. […]
Spicejet aircraft still stuck at Mumbai airport, hurts air ops
A SpiceJet aircraft stuck at the end of Mumbai’s main runway since Tuesday has led to diversions and cancellations of dozens of flights, and forced airlines to deploy smaller jets to function on the smaller runway. The Problem SpiceJet-operated Boeing 737-800 skidded off the runway, broke its nose wheel and has been stranded for two […]
DGCA draft proposal seeks to make ops of choppers safer
The country’s aviation regulator has come up with a draft proposal to improve safety standards in helicopter operations, after a spate of accidents in the recent past. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked helicopter operators to submit their suggestions and objections to the draft proposal by July 11. One of the crucial […]
Long before Boeing 737 MAX crash, Ethiopian Air pilot warned of dangers
An Ethiopian Airlines pilot told senior managers at the carrier months before one of its Boeing Co. 737 Max jets crashed that more training and better communication to crew members was needed to avert a repeat of a similar disaster involving a Lion Air flight. According to emails and documents reviewed by Bloomberg News, the […]
Boeing 737 MAX likely to be grounded for months, association says
The worldwide grounding of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max is taking its toll on airlines and it will be months before the plane returns to service, the head of the International Air Transport Association said. Boeing’s fastest-selling aircraft, grounded by regulators after fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, won’t resume flights until at least 10 to […]
‘We clearly fell short’, says Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg on 737 MAX problems
The head of Boeing acknowledged Wednesday that the company “clearly fell short” in dealing with the accident-ridden 737 MAX and said that it had not adequately communicated with regulators. Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg’s remarks to CBS News — his first interview since the global grounding of the plane following two crashes that claimed 346 lives […]