Boeing Co. Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun warned that a prolonged trade deadlock between the US and China threatens the comeback of its 737 Max and, ultimately, the company’s longstanding role as a US industrial champion. China will be one of the world’s hottest aviation markets as the coronavirus pandemic recedes, accounting for about a […]
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UK unlikely to relax foreign travel curbs as fear of Covid third wave looms
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is likely to keep tight limits on international travel for the weeks ahead, denting hopes of a major summer revival for aviation and tourism businesses that have been hammered by the pandemic. Officials are set to announce a revised “green list” of countries deemed safe for leisure travel Thursday, but […]
ECLGS scheme expansion to act as lifeline for airlines, tourism sectors: Crisil
NEW DELHI : The expansion of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) recently announced by the government will act as a lifeline to highly leveraged companies in sectors such as civil aviation, hotels and tour operators, which have been severely impacted by the intense second wave of the covid-19 pandemic, Crisil Rating said in […]
Airbus delivers coronavirus-aid to Indian Red Cross Society
NEW DELHI: Aerospace major Airbus SE on Wednesday handed over a medical supplies consignment consisting of 250 oxygen concentrators and 30 ventilators to the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS), the company said in a statement. The cargo, ferried by an A350 flight from France’s Toulouse, is part of a 36-tonne consignment the company is donating […]
Lufthansa to resume India-Germany nonstop flights from today, no second crew layover
Lufthansa will resume its nonstop services between Germany and India from Wednesday as the second wave of Covid-19 stabilises, the airline has said. In addition to this, there will also be no second crew change stopover in the Gulf, as was being done for nearly a month, thereby cutting the travel time up to three […]
London airport terminal opens for travelers from India, other ‘red list’ countries
LONDON : A terminal at London’s Heathrow Airport that was mothballed because of the coronavirus pandemic reopened Tuesday to serve passengers arriving from high-risk countries — an action that critics said was long overdue. Britain has barred travelers from a “red list” of 43 coronavirus hotspots including India, Brazil, Turkey and South Africa, fearing they […]
Vande Bharat Mission 2.0: First flight from Dubai to land today at Vijayawada
International flight operation, under the Vande Bharat Mission, will resume on Wednesday, and the first flight from Dubai will land today at Vijayawada International Airport. “First flight will come from Dubai at 6.10 pm on Wednesday. 65 passengers have booked seats,” said Vijaywada International Airport Director Madhusudan Rao. Airport Director said as many as 490 […]
Singapore govt directs airlines to ensure passengers carry negative Covid report
The authorities in Singapore have ordered airlines to ensure that the flyers landing in the country carry a negative Covid-19 test report. “Airlines must not allow a passenger to board the flight to Singapore if that passenger fails to produce the result of the required PCR test or if the result of that PCR test […]
UK’s Heathrow Airport opens terminal for ‘red list’ countries like India
LONDON : London’s busy Heathrow Airport opened a dedicated new terminal on Tuesday for arrivals from countries designated as “red list”, such as India, for a higher risk of COVID-19 transmission. Travellers on direct flights from such destinations will now go through Terminal 3 and then move directly to a government-approved quarantine facility booked at […]
Netherlands lifts ban on passenger flights from India. Details here
The Deutch government today lifted the ban on passenger flights from India, and other countries including South America, Central America, and South Africa. “As of 1 June 2021, there is no longer a ban on flights from India, South Africa and the countries in Central and South America,” the Deutch government website notification read. Travellers […]
Aviation industry facing ‘one of the toughest times’; vaccines key to demand recovery: Vistara CEO
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI : As the civil aviation sector grapples with “one of the toughest times” due to the coronavirus pandemic, Vistara chief Leslie Thng has said vaccines will play a significant role in the full recovery of air travel demand worldwide and asserted that the airline is committed to spreading its wings in the long […]
IndiGo tells staff to go on leave without pay
NEW DELHI : InterGlobe Aviation Ltd-operated IndiGo, the country’s largest domestic airline, has reimposed compulsory leave without pay (LWP) for all its employees amid the second wave of covid-19, which has resulted in a sharp decline in passenger traffic and revenues of airlines. The airline had imposed LWP for its workforce last year due to […]