NEW DELHI: No frill carrier SpiceJet Ltd on Friday said that the airline has transported 55,000 oxygen concentrators and coronavirus relief material from the US, China and Singapore in the last three weeks. “Out of this, 51,000 oxygen concentrators have been airlifted from the US, Singapore and China, and 4,660 have been transported domestically,” the […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Nepal allows ‘special flights’ to evacuate stranded foreigners
Nepal has permitted special flights to evacuate over 7,000 foreign nationals, including Indians, stranded in the country after it suspended all international flights to check its worst COVID-19 surge amid acute shortages of medical facilities. Tourists from abroad have been anxiously waiting to get out of Kathmandu after the government extended the lockdown by two […]
First flight lands in Australia as India travel ban ends
A plane carrying more than 70 Australians fleeing virus-stricken India landed in the country’s north Saturday, the first since a controversial ban on arrivals ended. The plane touched down in Darwin on Saturday morning after picking up vulnerable passengers from New Delhi, but 72 of its booked passengers were barred from flying after 48 tested […]
Australia ending suspension of flights from India
NEW DELHI : Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said the pause on flights from India to Australia will end at midnight on14 May with an aircraft used to bring in covid-19 related assistance to India returning stranded Australians home. Australia is one among the more than 30 countries that have joined hands to […]
First Australian repatriation flight from India to arrive tomorrow: Officials
SYDNEY: The first repatriation flight for Australians from COVID-ravaged India will arrive in the Northern Territory on Saturday after the lifting of a two-week travel ban, officials said. The flight will carry up to 150 citizens and permanent residents who will be required to spend two weeks in quarantine at a converted mining camp in […]
‘Amazing’: Pilots, passenger uninjured after midair crash
The pilot of an airplane that collided with another midair near Denver requested emergency landing for engine failure, not knowing that his plane was nearly ripped in half, according to air traffic control audio. Miraculously, both planes landed and no one was hurt, officials said. The planes were getting ready to land at a small […]
GoAir files for IPO, looks to raise up to ₹3,600 crore
NEW DELHI : Wadia Group-controlled Go Airlines (India) Ltd on Friday began the process of becoming the fourth listed carrier in India as it filed a draft prospectus with the market regulator for an initial share sale to raise up to ₹3,600 crore. GoAir, which has rebranded itself as Go First, aims to raise funds […]
Go Airlines India files DRHP to raise ₹3,600 cr via IPO
Go Airlines India Ltd has filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to raise ₹3,600 crore via an initial public offering (IPO). The company said it is in consultation with its lead managers to issue shares through a preferential issue or any other method to raise up […]
Airlines bat for rapid antigen tests to ease air travel
State governments can help ease air travel if they let in air passengers testing covid-negative in quicker antigen tests instead of RT-PCR tests, two airline executives said. Several states and Union territories insist on RT-PCR negative results from tests conducted within 72 hours of arrival, though labs may take up to four days to generate […]
Boeing nears fix for 777 engine covers
Boeing Co. is nearing a fix for engine covers like the one that broke apart on a United Airlines 777 jet over Colorado earlier this year, people briefed on the matter said. The fix, expected to be completed as soon as early June, would strengthen the engine covers to prevent plane parts from detaching midair […]
FAA approves Boeing fixes for latest 737 max problem
Boeing Co. received approval from U.S. air-safety regulators for fixes to an electrical problem that has grounded more than 100 of its 737 MAX jets, the company and a Federal Aviation Administration official said, paving the way for airlines to return them to passenger service within days. The regulatory approval helps to end the latest […]
Covid-hit stocks are surging on vaccination hopes
Shares of airline, retail and hospitality companies, which have stagnated since the beginning of the year, have perked up recently, as investors expect a rebound in their fortunes as more Indians get vaccinated. While these sectors were ravaged by the second wave of covid-19 and new restrictions in many states, analysts said that hopes are […]