The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the Centre four days instead of four weeks to file its reply to the review petitions filed in the Rafale case and allowed Congress president Rahul Gandhi to file a “good affidavit” in a related contempt case after the judges said they weren’t convinced by his expression of regret […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Supreme Court tells government to respond to Rafale case review petition by Saturday
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to respond to the Rafale case review petition by Saturday. The court will hear the matter on Monday. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi did not allow the plea of the Centre that it be granted four weeks time to file its response to the […]
Rahul tweets ‘engine trouble’ on flight, DGCA orders investigation
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday initiated a probe after Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted that “engine trouble” in his chartered flight from New Delhi to Patna forced him to return to the national capital. A DGCA team is inspecting the aircraft and collecting data from the recorder to ascertain the possible […]
Air India services affected worldwide for hours after server glitch, more delays likely
Air India’s operations across the world were affected for over five hours Saturday morning following a glitch in its main server. The server was restored by 8:45 am but the shutdown had left hundreds of passengers stranded at various airports. Air India’s chairman and managing director Ashwani Lohani told ANI that the system was restored but […]
‘Bonanza time’: Foreign carriers savour rising India demand as Jet Airways crumbles
The grounding of India’s Jet Airways is turning into a quick windfall and long-term opportunity for international airlines keen to scoop up nearly a million outbound passengers from what was once the nation’s biggest airline. Jet, which previously had a fleet of around 120 largely Boeing Co planes, was forced to indefinitely halt all flight […]
Air India plane catches fire at IGIA parking bay
An under-maintenance aircraft of Air India that was being readied for a flight to San Francisco caught fire at a parking bay of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) Wednesday night. The aircraft was scheduled to fly at 3.30am Thursday and it finally departed with 248 people onboard after a delay of six hours. According […]
Cabin crew harassed by IndiGo pilot in cockpit
A female cabin crew member of domestic carrier IndiGo has alleged sexual harassment by a pilot of the same airline. The alleged incident happened on April 16, when the flight she was on-board was cruising and the co-pilot was in the washroom, she said in her complaint to the Delhi Police, a copy of which […]
Boeing axes orders for 210 planes after Jet Airways stops flying
Boeing Co removed 210 aircraft from its order backlog and took an impairment charge over customer financing losses on Wednesday following the near-collapse of India’s Jet Airways. The adjustment pushed the world’s largest planemaker behind European rival Airbus in the race for business this year as both companies grappled with cancellations that outweighed new orders […]
Google’s Wing Aviation gets FAA approval for drone deliveries in US
An offshoot of Alphabet Inc.’s Google has become the first drone operator to receive government approval as an airline, an important step that gives it the legal authority to begin dropping products to actual customers. The subsidiary, Wing Aviation LLC, now has the same certifications that smaller airlines receive from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration […]
Jet Airways waits for buyer as rivals muscle in on territory
A revival of Jet Airways India Ltd., once the nation’s biggest carrier by market value, is at risk as days roll by since its operations were completely halted. While the cash-strapped carrier awaits potential investors to pump in money, rivals are aggressively going after its most prized assets. A government desperate to limit public backlash […]
Air India waives cancellation charges for Colombo flight tickets post Sri Lanka blasts
Air India has waived all charges for rescheduling and cancellation of tickets to and from Colombo till April 24 in the wake of terror attacks in Sri Lanka that has killed more than 160 people. Besides, the airline has requested passengers to report well in advance to clear security at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo. […]
Cases involving stray animals, bird hit rise over five years
Indian airports have recorded a steady increase in number of bird hits and aircraft run-ins with stray animals over at least the past five years, according to official data, illustrating the potential safety risks and losses the aviation industry confronts from such accidents as the fleet of planes operated by domestic airlines expands rapidly. In […]