The IPO-bound Go Airlines is set to induct 22 new planes in less than two years but expects that a possible shift to floating-rate aircraft leases might have an adverse impact due to higher interest rates. The low-cost airline has filed draft papers for an initial share sale worth ₹3,600 crore and will be the […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Cairn Energy sues Air India to enforce $1.2 bn arbitration award: Report
Cairn Energy has sued India’s flagship carrier Air India to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award that it won in a tax dispute against India, according to a U.S. District Court filing reviewed by Reuters. The move ratchets up pressure on India’s government to pay the sum of $1.2 billion plus interest and costs that […]
AAI closely monitoring cyclone Tauktae, yet to take decision on closing airports
An Airports Authority of India (AAI) official on Saturday told news agency ANI that there is no immediate plan to shut airports in the wake of cyclone Tauktae as there is no clarity about areas that will be “most affected” due to the natural disaster. “Right now it is not clear that which area will […]
Boeing must inspect older 737 jets after Indonesia crash, orders US aviation regulator
The US aviation regulator is ordering Boeing to inspect older generation 737 jets, after the January crash of an aircraft off Indonesia that killed 62 people. All Boeing 737-300, -400 and -500 planes will need to be examined, a total of 143 aircraft, according to a document from the Federal Aviation Administration seen by AFP […]
Four more Rafale fighter jets to be flown to India next week
NEW DELHI : Four more French-built Rafale jets are expected to be flown in from the Merignac-Bordeaux airbase in France to India next week, which paves the way for India to resurrect the 101 “Falcons of Chamb” squadron at Hashimara in West Bengal. At the end of May, the Indian Air Force is expected to […]
Covid-19: Passengers grounded ahead of departure from India to Australia
Around half the passengers due to arrive on a flight from India to Australia on Saturday after a two-week travel ban have been grounded because they either have COVID-19 or are considered a close contact of someone who does. The Australian government-chartered Qantas flight is capable of flying home 150 Australian citizens and permanent residents […]
Blue Dart forms Med-Express consortium to conduct experimental drone flights
NEW DELHI : Logistic service provider Blue Dart, which is part of the ‘Medicine from the Sky’ consortium, is working with the Telangana government to operate an experimental Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for delivery of vaccines and emergency medical supplies, the company said in a statement on Thursday. “Blue Dart Med-Express Drone flights will deploy […]
Hamas fires rocket at Israel’s second airport near Eilat
Hamas on Thursday said it fired a large rocket at Israel’s Ramon airport near Eilat, where incoming passenger flights were diverted after waves of rocket launches towards the main airport near Tel Aviv. A spokesman for Hamas’ armed wing announced the launch of the 250 kilogram (550 pound) rocket and demanded that “all international airlines […]
Bhubaneswar airport will receive 4,020 oxygen cylinders from foreign countries within one week: AAI
The Bhubaneswar airport is going to receive 4,020 seamless oxygen cylinders from foreign countries through various flights within a week, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said on Thursday. The airport has handled transportation of 156 oxygen tankers, 536 oxygen concentrators and 140 oxygen cylinders between April 23 and May 11, the AAI said in […]
COVID crisis: IndiGo announces initiatives to support employees
No-frills carrier IndiGo on Thursday said it is setting up a 13-beded dedicated COVID care centre in collaboration with Columbia Asia Hospital in Gurugram, for those coronavirus positive employees who may need access to an oxygen bed with related medical facilities. The facility, which is part of slew of measures being taken by IndiGo to […]
Wadia group rebrands GoAir as GoFirst in run-up to its IPO
New Delhi: Wadia Group-controlled no-frills carrier GoAir has been rebranded GoFirst ahead of its proposed initial public offering (IPO). The rebranding also comes at a time when a large chunk of the air passenger traffic has been wiped out over the last fortnight by the second wave of covid-19 infections. The purpose of rebranding is […]
Air India’s plan to vaccinate staff by 31 May stalled due to vax shortage
NEW DELHI: National carrier Air India Ltd’s plan to vaccinate all its employees by May-end will be deferred due to vaccine shortage, a senior official with the airline said, requesting anonymity. The national carrier recently cancelled vaccination camps at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on 11 May and 13 May due to unavailability of […]