The flight operations at Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Jharsuguda and Durgapur airports are likely to be hit due to cyclone Yaas, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) informed on Monday. Meanwhile, several airports in the eastern region has also been asked to to be on alert considering the possibility in change in path of cyclonic winds. As […]
Category: Civil Aviation
DGCA to probe mid-air wedding celebrations on-board SpiceJet chartered flight
NEW DELHI: The crew of a chartered flight, operated by no-frills airline SpiceJet Limited, was de-rostered by civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), after passengers aboard the flight violated social distancing norms following mid-air wedding celebrations. The DGCA has also sought a report from the airline and directed it to lodge […]
Madurai couple’s mid-air wedding: DGCA derosters SpiceJet crew after viral video
India’s aviation regulator has asked for a report and the crew of the SpiceJet flight has been taken off duty for an investigation following a mid-air wedding on board a SpiceJet chartered flight with guests violating coronavirus social distancing norms. A top official of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has said that the […]
Midair marriage: Couple ties knot on board SpiceJet flight to Madurai, flouts Covid rules
It is said that marriages are made in heaven, but this couple, took their wedding ceremony to a different level when they decided to tie the knot mid-air! Deciding to seal their special bond of love by getting married in the sky, the Madurai couple booked an entire chartered flight. They flew from Madurai to […]
Mysterious airbase being built on volcanic island off Yemen
Dubai: A mysterious airbase is being built on a volcanic island off Yemen that sits in one of the world’s crucial maritime chokepoints for both energy shipments and commercial cargo. While no country has claimed the Mayun Island airbase in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, shipping traffic associated with a prior attempt to build a massive […]
Belarus flight diversion worries airline industry; ‘we’re in uncharted territory’
The forced diversion of a Ryanair Holdings PLC flight over Belarus threatens to undermine a set of safety procedures built up over decades between commercial airlines and the governments and militaries of countries they fly over, pilots and air-safety officials say. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday scrambled a jet fighter that escorted the Ryanair […]
Belarus faces sanctions threat over ‘state piracy’, some airlines avoid its air space
KYIV/BRUSSELS : Several airlines said on Monday they would avoid Belarusian air space after Belarus scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair jetliner and arrest a dissident journalist in an act denounced by Western powers as “state piracy”. The European Union was considering responding to Sunday’s incident by limiting international air traffic over Belarus and […]
Cyclone Yaas impact: 5 airports to remain shut today. Timings and other details
In view of the impending cyclone Yaas, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Jharsuguda, Durgapur and Rourkela airports will remain shut for commercial flights. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) said that Bhubaneswar will be closed from 11 pm on Tuesday till 5 am on Thursday, Jharsuguda from 12.01 am on Wednesday till 7.45 am on Thursday. Durgapur and […]
Cyclone Yass: Kolkata flight ops suspended today in view of approaching storm
Cyclone Yaas Live Updates: Severe cyclone Yaas will intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm during next 12 hours, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The storm would further intensify and reach near north Odisha and West Bengal coasts very close to Chandbali-Dhamra port by the early morning of Wednesday, 26th May. “It is […]
Cyclone Yaas impact: Kolkata airport to remain shut for nearly 12 hours on Wednesday
The Kolkata airport authorities today said that in view of the weather warning by IMD, flight operations at Kolkata airport will be suspended from 8:30 am till 7:45 pm on May 26.The Kolkata airport authorities said arrow bridges are being locked, while high-mast lamps are being uninstalled. Pumps have been kept ready to remove water […]
Singapore Airlines Group pledges to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050
NEW DELHI : The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group has pledged to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday. The Group’s airlines, Singapore Airlines, Scoot and SIA Cargo, will use multiple levers to achieve this goal, which include investing in new-generation aircraft, achieving higher operational efficiency, adopting low-carbon […]
SMBC Aviation Capital places order for 14 Boeing 737Max planes
NEW DELHI: SMBC Aviation Capital, based out of Dublin and among the world’s largest aircraft leasing companies, has placed orders for 14 737Max aeroplanes with Boeing Co, the US-based aerospace major said in a statement on Tuesday. The new purchases will take SMBC Aviation Capital’s 737 MAX portfolio to 121 jets. “We are pleased to […]