Thousands of survivors are leaving the earthquake-hit southeastern Turkey as two prominent airlines in the country announced a free-of-cost evacuation drive on Sunday. Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines are offering free tickets to people affected by the earthquake in order to get them to a safer location. College and university hostels, tourist resorts in provinces […]
Category: Civil Aviation
DGCA looks to expand its footprint
India’s aviation regulator will soon open offices in six more cities to increase surveillance of air safety in addition to the 14 cities where it currently operates, officials said.It will also recruit additional staff to boost regulatory oversight, they said. “With an aim to monitor aviation activities, by December the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil […]
US briefly shuts airspace over Lake Michigan, cites ‘national defense’
US officials restricted the airspace over Lake Michigan on Sunday citing a potential new threat to national security but soon reopened the skies, as the United States and Canada respond to multiple air intrusions. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced “temporary flight restrictions” over one of the Great Lakes along the US-Canada border, designating it […]
Movement of VVIPs, GIS & G20 guests to keep Lucknow airport bustling
LUCKNOW Officials of the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport will be on their toes for the next five days as VVIPs — including the President, the Prime Minister, the home minister, G20 delegates, and GIS guests — are expected to arrive in the state capital between February 10 and 15. During this period, the Lucknow […]
Man pays extra for a window seat on British Airways flight. Here’s what he got instead
Be it by air or road, most people prefer window seats while travelling to enjoy nature’s scenery. Sometimes they even pay extra to get the desired window seat. And this is precisely what this passenger did when he booked a flight with British Airways. The man paid extra for a right-side window seat on a […]
4 hospitalised after laptop battery catches fire on United Airlines flight
Four people on a United Airlines flight, including flight attendants, were rushed to hospital Tuesday after the battery pack of a passenger’s laptop caught fire shortly after the plane took off from the San Diego International Airport. The plane returned safely and all four were treated for smoke inhalation, United States broadcaster CNN reported. “United […]
Is aviation watchdog planning to limit serving liquor on flights? Minister replies
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is not considering any policy to limit serving liquor on flights in light of the recent incidents of unruly behaviour of drunk passengers reported onboard, minister of state for civil aviation VK Singh said, news agency ANI reported. “In the last year, a total of 63 passengers have […]
Boeing plans to slash around 2,000 finance and HR jobs in 2023: Report
Boeing plans to make staffing cuts in the aerospace company’s finance and human resources departments in 2023, with a loss of around 2,000 jobs, the company said. “We expect about 2,000 reductions primarily in Finance and HR through a combination of attrition and layoffs,” Boeing said in a statement Monday. “While no one has been […]
India sends 4 flights with rescue teams, field hospital to Turkey
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday sent specialist search and rescue teams with dog squads, an army mobile hospital team and relief materials in four military heavy lift aircraft to Turkey, where the death toll continued to rise following Monday’s massive earthquake. Another C-130 Hercules military aircraft carrying relief materials was set to be sent to […]
Indian forces seek armed predator drones from US
The Indian armed forces are seeking 18 armed Predator MQ 9A drones from the US, and electronic and spatial intelligence organisation NTRO will soon acquire eight Indian-manufactured medium altitude long endurance (MALE) drones for border surveillance and reconnaissance, according to people aware of the matter. While Indian Navy already has two General Atomics-manufactured Sea Guardian […]
Go First airline to operate special flights for G20 summit
After having operated Vande Bharat Mission flights for repatriating Indians in addition to Air Bubble operations, GO FIRST (formerly known as GoAir) is set to operate special flights for the G20 summit, being hosted by India this year. The Go First CEO Kaushik Khona recognizes pride moment for the company. “It is a matter of […]
‘Mishandling of emergency door in aircraft lone incident in 5 years’
New Delhi: The recent mishandling of an aircraft’s emergency door, involving an Indigo flight, was the only such incident reported in the last five years, the ministry of civil aviation informed Parliament on Monday. The information came in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha by Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmaker Mohammed Nadimul Haque and […]