The government has asked state-run banks to rescue privately held Jet Airways without pushing it into bankruptcy, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to avert thousands of job losses weeks before a general election, two people within the administration told Reuters. The finance ministry has in the past year sought regular updates from the banks, […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Plane catches fire at Iran airport; 100 passengers evacuated unhurt
An airliner caught fire on landing at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport on Tuesday but all 100 passengers were evacuated without injury, the head of Iran’s emergency department said on state television. Pir-Hossein Kolivand said the fire broke out after the aircraft’s landing gear did not open properly, and was later brought under control. The airplane was […]
Civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu calls emergency meeting on Jet Airways crisis
Aviation minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday directed his ministry’s secretary to hold an emergency meeting on the debt-ridden Jet Airways massively cancelling flights after grounding of a large part of its fleet. The meeting will be held later this evening. The minister’s direction came in the wake of the airliner drastically reducing its operations due […]
Number of Jet flights may reduce further, says DGCA after meeting with airlines
India’s aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil aviation held an emergency meeting with the management of debt-ridden Jet Airways on Tuesday evening. DGCA said the situation is “dynamic” and the number of Jet flights may reduce further in the coming weeks. The meeting came in the wake of the airliner drastically reducing its operations due […]
Jet Airways crisis worsens as government steps in, pilots threaten strike
A crisis at India’s Jet Airways deepened on Tuesday as an increasingly worried government called for an emergency meeting, angry passengers demanded refunds and pilots threatened to go on strike over unpaid salaries. The Civil Aviation Minister, Suresh Prabhu, asked his officials to call for a meeting to discuss grounding of flights, advance bookings, cancellations, […]
Only 41 Jet aircraft in air, pilot stir on cards
India’s aviation regulator told debt-ridden Jet Airways to ensure that pilots and cabin crew who are under stress aren’t allowed to operate flights in its already heavily curtailed schedule even as its pilots said they would stop flying after April 1 if the beleaguered airline’s management doesn’t finalise a resolution plan by that deadline. Jet […]
Mid-air collision between international flights averted over Mumbai
A mid-air collision between two international flights was averted at Mumbai air space following the activation of traffic collision avoidance systems (TCAS). An official from the Airport Authority of India said the incident was a result of the closure of Pakistan’s airspace from February 27. “After the closure of Pakistan airspace, we are facing heavy […]
Boeing’s safety analysis of 737 MAX flight control had crucial flaws: Report
Boeing Co’s safety analysis of a new flight control system on 737 MAX jets had several crucial flaws, the Seattle Times reported on Sunday. Boeing’s safety analysis of the flight control system called MCAS (Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System) understated the power of this system, the Seattle Times said, citing current and former engineers at the […]
Boeing ‘finalising’ anti-stall update after Ethiopia crash
Boeing is finalizing a software update and pilot training linked to the MCAS anti-stalling feature, under scrutiny after two 737 Max 8 crashes, the company’s CEO said on Sunday. “Boeing is finalizing its development of a previously-announced software update and pilot training revision that will address the MCAS flight control law’s behavior in response to […]
On Women’s Day, fly with all-women crews
To mark International Women’s Day, airlines will operate flights with all-women crews on March 8. While Air India will operate 39 such flights (international and domestic), SpiceJet will operate 22 flights and Jet Airways will operate four flights. Vistara’s two Delhi-Goa flights will also have an all-women crews. Women pilots say they face several challenges […]
Women’s Day: All-women crew, roses, cookies to welcome passengers on flights
From operating flights with all-women crew to distributing roses and cookies to allowing female cabin crew the option of not wearing make-up, airlines have announced a slew of initiatives to celebrate “nari shakti” on International Women’s Day. Air India is set to fly 12 all-women crew flights on its medium- and long-haul international routes and […]
E-tokens will ease check-in rush at Delhi airport
Hoping to shorten queues at the airline check-in counters, the Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) will soon launch the ‘Digi Yatra’ initiative as part of which flyers will be issued “e-tokens”, which will act as boarding passes and allow them to go directly for security checks. These e-tokens, which will have a validity, ranging […]