ISLAMABAD : Pakistan’s aviation authority has suspended 15 more pilots for possessing dubious licenses, taking the number of those taken off duty for flying with fake credentials in the country to 93, according to a media report on Saturday. They were suspended by the Aviation Division on Friday. These are among the 262 pilots, who […]
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Airports Authority to procure 198 body scanners for 63 airports
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided to procure 198 body scanners for 63 Indian airports that will replace the existing door frame metal detectors and hand-held scanners, besides pat-down searches of passengers to detect metallic objects, officials said. “The process for procurement of body scanners started earlier this year before the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Top IAF brass to meet to discuss China border situation, rapid Rafale deployment this week
NEW DELHI : Amid the ongoing tensions with China, top Air Force commanders will meet this week to discuss the situation on the Line of Actual Control with China in Eastern Ladakh and rapid operational station of the Rafale combat aircraft arriving later this month. The top commanders will meet this week for the two-days […]
Tirupati airport averts major tragedy as fire engine overturns on runway
A major tragedy got averted when a fire engine overturned on a runway of Tirupati International Airport earlier on Sunday. The airport director S. Suresh said, “The runway was cleared within two-and-half hours of the incident.” The fire engine tilted down on the runway while the fire crew were on their way to give clearance […]
Emirates to operate repatriation flights from 4 more Indian cities to Dubai
New Delhi: The Emirates airlines on Sunday said it will operate repatriation flights from four additional Indian cities of Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata to Dubai till July 26. The Dubai-based airline had on July 11 announced that it would be operating special repatriation flights from Bengaluru, Kochi, Delhi, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai in […]
How India’s domestic airlines are getting by without a bailout
Running an aviation business is tough even under normal conditions. With the pandemic, the industry is gasping for breath. Unsurprisingly, airlines across the world have sought government support to cope with the crisis. According to the International Air Transport Association, or IATA, airlines worldwide were estimated to have received $123 billion of government aid as […]
Air traffic disrupted after minor mishap at Tirupati airport
Tirupati: Air traffic was disrupted for about two-and-a-half hours on Sunday after a fire engine skidded and turned on its side on the runway of the Renigunta airport, 20 km from here, an airport official said. Speaking to PTI, airport director S Suresh said the mishap occurred when the speeding fire tender that was on […]
Airlines struggle to fill seats in June as travel demand remains muted
Indian airlines operated up to fourth of their capacity in June, as the surge in covid-19 cases and restrictions imposed by states led to muted travel demand. Indian carriers flew 1.98 million passengers during the month, down from 12.03 million in the year-ago period, monthly data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) released […]
US aircraft carriers return to South China Sea amid rising tensions
For the second time in two weeks, the United States has deployed two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea, the US Navy said on Friday, as China and the United States accuse each other of stoking tensions in the region. The USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan carried out operations and military exercises in […]
Air India says financial situation very challenging, LWP for staffers win-win
New Delhi: Air India on Friday said its financial situation is very challenging due to the coronavirus pandemic and its leave-without-pay (LWP) scheme for employees is a “win-win” situation for them as well as the management. The national carrier in a press statement said the scheme primarily enables employees to proceed on LWP “on voluntary […]
US passenger flights to India can resume July 23
The government of India has agreed to allow U.S. air carriers to resume passenger services in the U.S.-India market starting July 23, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Friday. The Indian government, citing the coronavirus, had banned all scheduled services, prompting the U.S. Transportation Department in June to accuse India of engaging in “unfair and […]
After nearly 4-month hiatus, India-US international flights to resume today via ‘air bubbles’
The international flights will start operation to the US from today. India has established individual bilateral ‘air bubbles’ with France, Germany and the US that will allow airlines of each country in the pact to operate international flights, the civil aviation ministry said yesterday. Air bubble with the US American carrier United Airlines will be […]