The passengers on board IndiGo’s recently launched Delhi-Istanbul flight are stuck in Kuwait after the aircraft, an A320 NEO, developed an engine issue. IndiGo’s A320 fleet with NEO engines have been facing engine related issues and manufacturer Pratt and Whitney have addressed the problem in the past. “An A320 NEO en-route Delhi to Istanbul had […]
Category: Civil Aviation
No new international flight from Chandigarh airport this summer
Except a flight to Chennai that will take off on April 30, there has been no new destination added from Chandigarh International Airport in the summer schedule that came into force on Friday. It has come as a disappointment to travellers, industrialists and tour operators, who were expecting better connectivity, especially in the international sector, […]
Environment nod for 2nd airport in North Goa suspended
The Supreme Court on Friday suspended the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted for the construction of a second airport at Mopa in north Goa and directed the expert appraisal committee of the ministry of environment, forests and climate change to revisit its decision to grant the clearance in a month. Disposing two separate petitions filed by […]
Flight cancellations hit a record 80K people in February
Almost 80,000 passengers had their flights cancelled in February, the highest ever, reflecting the combined impact of the grounding of about 50 Jet Airways planes and curtailing of its schedule by IndiGo, India’s largest airline by market share. The aviation regulator expects that by the end of this month, the record would have already been […]
US lawsuit filed against Boeing over Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157 people
Boeing Sued Over Ethiopia Crash as Plane Orders in Asia Waver (Bloomberg) — Boeing Co. was sued on behalf of a passenger killed in this month’s 737 Max plane crash in Ethiopia and orders for the troubled aircraft wavered in Asia, deepening the planemaker’s legal and financial woes. Chicago-based Boeing is under intense scrutiny after […]
95-year-old foot overbridge at Kalyan railway station partially dismantled
More than a year after it was closed, the 95-year-old foot overbridge (FoB) at Kalyan railway station was partially dismantled by the Central Railway (CR),which observed a mega block at the station that lasted five hours and 30 minutes. The remaining part of the FoB, which was closed in November 2017 after being deemed dangerous […]
Gujarat radar to help Mumbai handle the spike in air traffic
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has installed a radar and a very high frequency (VHF) voice communication system at Porbandar to handle the increased number of flights overflying Mumbai ever since the Pakistan airspace closed down. The radar and VHF will allow city air traffic controllers (ATCOs) to directly contact overflying pilots, thus increasing […]
IAF inducts 4 combat-ready Chinook helicopters
Chandigarh, March 25 (IANS) Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa on Monday formally inducted four US-made Chinook heavy-lift helicopters at Air Force Station 12 Wing in New Delhi. Two hangars and logistics facilities were created in New Delhi for the Chinook helicopters. Each Chinook helicopter has a payload capacity of about 10 tonne which is a […]
Indonesia’s Garuda cancels 49-plane Boeing 737 order after crashes
Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda will call off a multi-billion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after two fatal crashes involving the plane, the company said Friday, in what is thought to be the first formal cancellation for the model. “We have sent a letter to Boeing requesting that the order be cancelled,” said […]
After crashes, Boeing 737 MAX to get new warning light: Report
Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft will be outfitted with a warning light for malfunctions in the anti-stall system suspected in October’s fatal crash in Indonesia, an industry source told AFP Thursday, standardizing a feature previously sold as an optional extra. The development comes as the manufacturer struggles to cope with the fallout from both the Indonesia […]
‘Jet Airways on verge of collapse’: Pilots write to PM Narendra Modi on non-payment of salaries
The pilots’ grouping of Jet Airways has said that the airline is on the “verge of collapse” and that they are facing lot of financial hardships without any relief in sight. Flagging concerns about non-payment of salaries, the National Aviators Guild (NAG) has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We fear that the […]
Tejas to participate in Malaysian air show next week
Two Tejas light combat aircraft will take part in the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA-2019) in Malaysia next week, at a time when the Southeast Asian country is planning to buy new fighter jets. “It will provide an opportunity to Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) to assess the capabilities of LCA,” an Indian […]