After a dull period in the first few months, many companies are now lining up for initial public offerings (IPOs) which could make 2021 an action-packed year for the public offerings. Nazara Technologies, RailTel, Barbeque Nation, Easy Trip Planners, MacroTech Developers are among the companies that got listed in the first five months of the […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Drones to take off for vaccine delivery trials from June
NEW DELHI : India’s first drones to deliver covid-19 vaccines are expected to take off in Telangana in the next two to three weeks, an executive working on a pilot project said, ferrying a total of 10,000 vials from a central location to primary health centres nearby. During the trials, which are likely to be […]
Ryanair flight lands in Vilnius after Belarus forced landing
A Ryanair jet landed in Lithuania after the Belarusian military forced it earlier on Sunday to divert to Minsk, where authorities arrested a journalist who covered protests against President Alexander Lukashenko. The Boeing Co. 737-800 carrying scores of passengers from Athens to Vilnius was diverted to the Belarusian capital under the escort of a Mig-29 […]
British Airways flight carrying 18 tonnes of medical aid lands in Delhi
New Delhi: A British Airways cargo flight carrying 18 tonnes of medical aid mainly comprising oxygen concentrators landed at the Delhi airport on Saturday morning, a statement said. The cargo flight from London landed in Delhi at 5.45 am on Saturday. “The total weight of the medical aid was 18 tonnes, made up of five […]
Pilots ask Air India management to better compensate family of dead colleagues
Pilots of national carrier Air India Ltd have asked the airline’s management to provide befitting compensations to families of colleagues that have lost their lives to the coronavirus while being in the line of duty. In a letter to Air India’s chairman and managing director Rajiv Bansal, the Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG), consisting of over […]
Air India pilots’ union seeks suitable compensation for families for Covid death
Mumbai: Air India wide-body pilots union IPG has urged the airline management to “immediately” provide suitable compensation to the families of pilots who have lost their lives due to Covid-19. In a letter to the Air India chairman and managing director on Saturday, the Indian Pilots Guild(IPG) also questioned the company’s HR policies, alleging that […]
Air India issues helpline number amid massive data breach including credit cards
In a massive cyber-attack on Air India’s data processor, 10 years’ worth of the national carrier’s customer data including credit cards, passports and phone numbers have been leaked. Air India’s passenger service system provider SITA faced a sophisticated cyberattack in February this year leading to a leak of personal data of 4.5 million passengers — […]
Cyclone Yaas: Indian Air Force keeps 11 transport aircraft, 25 helicopters on standby
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has kept 11 transport aircraft and 25 helicopters ready to carry out humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations as part of preparations to deal with the situation arising out of Cyclone Yaas, officials said on Sunday. The IAF airlifted 21 tonnes of relief materials and 334 National Disaster Response Force […]
Indian Air Force brings cryogenic oxygen containers from three countries
New Delhi: Continuing their efforts to bring oxygen relief to the nation, the Indian Air Force brought in oxygen containers from three different countries on Saturday. Three cryogenic oxygen containers were airlifted by an IL-76 from Bangkok to Hyderabad, while the Indian Air Force’s C-17s airlifted 4 Cryogenic Oxygen Containers from Frankfurt to Hindan, and […]
US airlines resuming flights to Israel after cease-fire
United, Delta and American said Friday they are resuming flights to Tel Aviv after Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire in violence that had included rockets fired at Ben Gurion International Airport. Delta Air Lines plans to operate its first flight from New York to Tel Aviv since early last week on Friday night, […]
Canada extends ban on passenger flights from India by 30 days: Report
Amid the rise in the number of coronavirus cases in India and its neighbouring country Pakistan, Canada on Friday announced to extend its ban on incoming passenger flights from these two countries by another 30 days. The ban on incoming flights from India and Pakistan will continue till June 21 as part of a campaign […]
Delhi airport facilitates 100 air ambulance movements since April
New Delhi: The capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has since April facilitated movement of 100 air ambulance-operations to transport covid-19 patients, the airport said in a statement on Friday. The general aviation terminal along with adjoining aircrafts parking slots, built almost a year ago to expedite private jet movements, has been instrumental in ferrying […]